North Star Tripod - Construction Overview - Pan-Head Close-Up
  Close-up of the completed Pan-Head showing the material removed to accommodate the CG-5 EQ head. Click to enlarge image!  
 

Oh! I nearly forgot to mention that during the fitting of the CG-5 equatorial head atop the Pan-Head, we discovered the hole was not deep enough to allow the lip of the heads latitude adjustment base to sit flush. It was really close though. All I had to do to correct for this issue, was to use my Dremel tool fitted with a small grinding stone to hollow out a ring around the inside circumference of the holes bottom. This was a very easy fix indeed. Once all of the holes are drilled, it will be ready for finishing. Lets move on to the Accessory Tray.

 

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