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LARGE TELESCOPE DRAWING CUT OUT HOW TO

This is a low-cost tripod as it is and 2x4's aren't very expensive anyway, so search for strong, dense, straight pieces of wood.

When buying wood for this project, don't skimp too much. With short enough legs and a large enough head, it could even work well to boost the eyepiece height of 4.5" and 6" Dobsonian telescopes to more comfortable observing positions. That offers a pretty good range for most tabletop scopes out there. I designed this tripod to hold an Orion Starblast 4.5 (see top picture), so the head is 15 inches (38 cm) in diameter.Without modifying the templates below, it can be made to have a head as small as 12 inches in diameter, and as large as 18" with little modification. The Super Simple Tripod 2x4 does just that. Also, although the hinges can be placed closer together to make a smaller head for the tripod (much like the SST1x3), the idea is that you can create a tripod that has a fairly large surface area to hold tabletop telescopes, and able to both transport the tripod easily - and, for those of us with lots of trees in our yards - pick up the tripod and telescope quickly and easily to view another part of the sky. But the top is intended to be larger, and able to hold quite a bit of weight. One, the legs are obviously larger and stronger, being made from 2x4's. The Super Simple Tripod 2x4 is built very similar to the Super Simple Tripod 1x3 (see instructions here), but with a few differences.

SST2x4 tripod head with hinge/leg locations.

Wrench (crescent wrench or even pliers will do.

3 - 3.25" door hinges (with wood screws).

1 - 24" x 24" piece of 20mm or thicker plywood (for tripod heads larger than 15" across, more wood will be required).

2 - 2" x 4" x 8' boards (look for straight, dense, low-knot pieces of wood).

This tripod is easy to make with simple hand tools by almost anyone, and is so sturdy, it is strong enough to support all of my weight (and I weigh about 175 pounds).

It's intent here is to use it for tabletop telescopes like the Orion Funscope, Orion SkyScanner, Edmund Astroscan, Orion Stablast 4.5, Bushnell Ares 5, and other telescopes that need a stable, table-like surface to place the eyepiece at a helpful height above the ground. The Super Simple Tripod 2x4 is a very strong, easy to build, low-cost tripod with a large upper surface that can be used for a variety of purposes. * This tripod was featured in the February 2013 issue of Sky and Telescope *

LARGE TELESCOPE DRAWING CUT OUT HOW TO

Free plans for how to build a simple, easy-to-build tripod from 2x4's, plywood and some basic hardware (with instructions and pictures)