How "solid" are those tripod legs?

January S&T, page 39, "Advanced Thinking" paragraph about new Celestron
telescopes sez: "...and a tripod having solid 2-inch diameter
stainless-steel legs." Do they mean "solid" like made out of a 2" thick rod
of stainless, not something hollow? Wouldn't they be a bit heavy? That
would be one helluva tripod for the money if you didn't need portability.

Yeah, 300lb tripods are good for the soul!
Orion

"John Steinberg" wrote in message
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Mayday wrote:

January S&T, page 39, "Advanced Thinking" paragraph about new
Celestron telescopes sez: "...and a tripod having solid 2-inch
diameter stainless-steel legs." Do they mean "solid" like made out
of a 2" thick rod of stainless, not something hollow?

WAG: Solid used as an adjective, i.e. of substantial quality or
when Linc, from the culturally enormous 60's TV show, would say
"Solid."

One Black, One White, One Blonde...

They were three hipper-than-hip undercover cops with a touch of menace
and plenty of attitude. They walked the walk and talked the talk--and
an entire generation stepped into line. Fonzie may have played cool,
but *nobody* was cooler than The Mod Squad. Not even Mr. Freeze or Dean
Martin.

Oh, right, if Celestron is actually shipping literally solid 2-inch
tripod legs, might be prime time to invest in hernia belt
manufacturers.



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"Orion" wrote in message
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Yeah, 300lb tripods are good for the soul!
Orion

And you can leave your 'scope permanently mounted without fear that
someone's going to steal it in a hurry!

DaveL



"John Steinberg" wrote in message
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Mayday wrote:

January S&T, page 39, "Advanced Thinking" paragraph about new
Celestron telescopes sez: "...and a tripod having solid 2-inch
diameter stainless-steel legs." Do they mean "solid" like made out
of a 2" thick rod of stainless, not something hollow?

WAG: Solid used as an adjective, i.e. of substantial quality or
when Linc, from the culturally enormous 60's TV show, would say
"Solid."

One Black, One White, One Blonde...

They were three hipper-than-hip undercover cops with a touch of menace
and plenty of attitude. They walked the walk and talked the talk--and
an entire generation stepped into line. Fonzie may have played cool,
but *nobody* was cooler than The Mod Squad. Not even Mr. Freeze or Dean
Martin.

Oh, right, if Celestron is actually shipping literally solid 2-inch
tripod legs, might be prime time to invest in hernia belt
manufacturers.



--
-John Steinberg
email: lid

-= I link therefore I'm spammed =-


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