I built my 4 1/4 and then 8 inch using Thompson's book. I kind of followed Porter's design re a modified fork-mount, but found that having the north opening really weakened the structure. So I wound up with a mount similar to that of the 60 inch at Mt. Wilson.

BTW, having a couple of aluminum handles on the tube really helps re transportation.

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