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I particularly like how low it goes. When I aim my catadioptric at zenith, without a star diagonal on the finder, I need to get right under the tube with my butt inches off the ground.
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On a number of occasions, I have forgotten to take this inexpensive chair to my Mom's to test with the Edmund Newtonian reflector. I suspect it would work perfectly with the 6" telescope, given the short pier it is mounted on.
- model: small
- version: 2.0
- construction material: wood (solid pine), unfinished
- padded seat: no
- foot rest: optional (not included in test model)
- seat height (cm)
- minimum: 30
- maximum: 61
- dimensions, when closed (cm): 38W x 92L x 13H
- weight (kg): 3
- price ($CDN): <100
I would like to test drive the large version Dave's made. I briefly tried it at the CAO work party in May. But I need a longer session with it...
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Dave works like me with his do-it-yourself designs: he takes an organic approach. We change, improve, adjust, fix, optimise, re-evaluate, and evolve our inventions. Dave has already made improvements to the chair design which I have evaluated.
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