Nice! ________________________________ From: Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Fri, May 14, 2010 4:37:35 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] CGEM (Was: Atlas or CGEM?) The surplus military medical case arrived today. Sometimes, things just fall together nicely, and this is a case in point. The foam from the shipping box fit perfectly into the aluminum case in width, and is about 3" short in length. I will fill that space with foam and tuck some accessories in custom-made pockets- the AC adapter, for instance, and the DC cords will fit in that space nicely, as well as the printed manuals...a spare counterweight should I choose to schlep one around. Even the depth was perfect. I only have to cut the thickness of the top foam in half, and glue it to the army case lid, and I'm done! This just worked out better than I could have hoped. Here's a cell-phone photo showing the foam from the shipping box dropped directly into the aluminum case: http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii24/JethroTull1958/Mountcase.jpg All that remains is consideration for the tripod. For now I can transport it in it's cardboard shipping container, but I think I'm going to order a padded case from Orion. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com