Therefore, I copied a design used on many rolling telescope mounts and carriages for a long threaded bolt with a plastic T or round handle through a large captive nut. Add a large diameter round faced carriage bolt for the feet and you have added 4”-6” of adjustment. Put your portable pier legs onto a handy drill press and there’s an ideal spot to drill your holes and mount the hardware. All the parts are available cheap at a good HW store or online.?

I assembled everything I needed and have a nice old floor mount Craftsman drill press. That was 4-6 years ago because I then found a nice deal on an Eagle pier, and everything else has been collecting dust since as it is so sweet to use and admire!?

I kept the portable pier in case I needed some quick $$ and had to sell the Eagle or in case I needed a second mount! Well, since my notification came from AP for my new Stowaway in February, I may finally need 2 mounts! The portable pier for home with my 155 on it and the Eagle for travel!?

I have always wanted to be able to fit my portable setup in one of my sports cars instead of the SUV, but the 6” refractor in its case, would never fit while the mount at least breaks down into manageable pieces!

Soon, I’ll be able to head to dark sites with the top down and at speed, finally combining two interests into one!

Since you failed to link to the Eagle! here it is...

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