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|No more excuses! Grab a buddy and start exercising
|Written by Darci Tomky
With all this cold weather lately, it's easy to give in to the television and snack foods and say, "I'll start following my New Year's resolution to lose weight next month...or the month after...or...oh forget it!"
It is never too late to start exercising, and the winter months are a perfect time to take advantage of all the indoor exercise options Holyoke has to offer.
One of the best things to do to stay fit is walking—it's easy and just about anyone can find time in their day to walk. When the temperature drops and walking outside isn't an option, consider walking on the indoor track at Holyoke High School's new gym.
The track is available from 6:30 a.m. through the rest of the school day as long as it isn't in use by students.
Dedicated walkers Sharon Michael and her co-worker Judy McFadden have committed themselves to walking 32 laps just about every day. With around 12 1/2 laps equaling a mile, the two ladies walk approximately 2 1/2 miles each time they go.
But that's not all! Michael and McFadden, who work at Phillips County Social Services on Denver Street, walk from work to the school and back, adding another mile to their daily exercise routine. Michael explained that since neither of them can go home for lunch, they choose to use their lunch hour for exercise.
Walking with a buddy really helps, said Michael, because she and McFadden can give each other encouragement to go when they don't feel like it and they walk faster to match the pace of their partner. She said the only thing that would stop them from walking to the gym is icy roads, otherwise they simply bundle up and walk faster!
If walking isn't appealing, consider swimming. Holyoke is very fortunate to have a pool available year 'round.
The pool offers water aerobic classes Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30-9:30 a.m. as well as high energy classes Tuesday and Thursday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Lap swimming is scheduled for Monday-Thursday from 5-7 p.m. and Sundays from 4-5 p.m.
"Swimming is a great form of exercise," said pool manager Karla Pargas. She added swimming is a low-impact exercise that isn't as hard on the body as something like running or jogging. Everyone from children to adults participate in the pool's programs, and even a 97-year-old woman utilizes this unique form of exercise.
As schedules become busier and busier, often times exercising is the first thing to get put on the back burner. Keeping this in mind, Holyoke's Simply Fit is available to members 24 hours a day, seven days a week. A work out at the Simply Fit gym could include circuit training or time on stationary machines like a treadmill, bike or elliptical.
Simply Fit owner Kristie Pelle said one of the most important things is to get a schedule going, even if it has to be before work or after the kids are in bed. Start with three days a week and build from that, but make sure to keep the routine because it's harder to get going again after quitting.
Additional exercise facilities in Holyoke include Melissa Memorial Hospital which offers Phase II and Phase III Cardiac Rehab at their new building.
Program coordinator Sara Ring explained Phase II is a medically monitored exercise program designed for those who have had a recent heart illness or surgery/procedure such as acute myocardial infraction, cardiac stent placement or heart valve replacement. The program mixes regular physical exercise with risk factor modification in order to help with recovery and strengthen the body.
Phase III is a supervised exercise program whereby individuals learn to self-manage their overall cardiovascular health. It is designed for those with known risk factors, for those with existing heart problems or for those simply wishing to improve their level of cardiovascular fitness.
Those involved in Phase III will first meet with a technician to discuss the program and health history. Trained technicians will supervise and monitor exercise including checking heart rate and blood pressure. If any problems are encountered, the technician will be there to assist.
Classes at the hospital's cardiac rehabilitation facility are offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8 a.m., 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. and Monday and Wednesday at 2 p.m. Because of size limits, speak with a technician to determine available times. Contact Ring at 854-2241 x229.
Melissa Memorial Hospital's Physical Therapy Clinic also offers a supervised but independent exercise program. The equipment is shared with Cardiac Rehab and includes stationary bikes, treadmills, rowing machines and an elliptical walker. Exercise balls and hand weights are also available.Instructions in a general program are offered. The fitness program is open Monday-Friday, but hours are limited. Call Physical Therapy at 854-2241 x240 for more information about cost and times.
Another alternative offered in Holyoke is a free community exercise program with Erica Brady. Classes are Tuesday and Friday from 11:10-11:50 a.m. at SunSet View. Classes consist of stretching, strengthening and balance activities. Questions can be directed to Brady at 854-2241 x264.
Additionally, Holyoke has a step aerobics class which meets a couple times a week at the Peerless. Instructor Michelle Vieselmeyer likes the class setting because it makes people be accountable to exercise on a regular basis. Here again, it's helpful to exercise with friends because the same program would be boring if done alone.
Vieselmeyer, who has been an instructor for 10 years, said she likes the combination of the cardio and toning aspects of step aerobics.
"There are no excuses!" she said. Even though Holyoke is a small community and there isn't an official rec center, there are still options for exercise," Vieselemeyer pointed out. "You just gotta get out there and do it!"
Another program Vieselmeyer is involved with is the adult co-ed volleyball league. Teams compete against each other Monday and Tuesday evenings during the winter.
Even without an official volleyball or basketball team, there are still opportunities to get some time on the court. The gym at the Peerless is open for public use for a small fee. Simply stop by whenever the building is open for a movie showing.
Don't forget exercise can take place in the home as well. Consider investing in home equipment like an exercise bike or even a Wii Fit system. Kathy Schneller said she has a number of different exercise machines, but walking either outside or on the treadmill is still her favorite.
Schneller said in the past she would invite her friends over regularly to exercise together in her basement. (Is there a common theme here with exercising with a buddy?)
It takes six weeks to get in the habit of doing something, said Schneller. "So do whatever you can!" It will pay off in the long run—whether it's running 10 miles or walking for 10 minutes—what counts is the effort made to do it on a regular basis.
Vieselmeyer suggested working out 20 minutes every day or 30-40 minutes at least three times a week. Consult your doctor about a plan that will fit your needs.
Besides trimming weight, exercisers, like Michael, say regular physical activity improves health as a whole and gives the body more energy.
Of course, always combine an exercise program with a healthy, balanced diet. When exercising, appetite will increase, so eat wisely, said Vieselmeyer.
With all these options for exercising, there is no excuse for breaking that New Year's resolution. Celebrate Family Fit Lifestyle Month and Healthy Weight Week by getting out and getting fit!


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AMES, Iowa- The Iowa State soccer team announced its 2014 schedule Friday. The Cyclones will host Nebraska-Omaha on Aug. 15 in an exhibition game before kicking off the regular season on a road trip to Mississippi, where the Cyclones will take on Mississippi State on Aug. 22.
Iowa State's first weekend of the regular season will be a true test to start of the year. After the Cyclones' road stint against Mississippi State the team will travel across the state to take on Ole Miss on Aug 24.
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Elisa Sagehorn, a senior at HHS, is among four other individuals and two projects that will receive a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award Thursday, Jan. 17.
Denise Swanson, manager for the Haxtun Conservation District, was named Outstanding Conservation District Employee of the Year at the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts' annual meeting held recently in Colorado Springs. In addition, Haxtun Conservation District received the State Earth Team Volunteer Group Award for last summer's Backyard Conservation Day Camp project.
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The Division 1 NCAA tournament begins on Thursday in Des Moines. Iowa State has seven wrestlers qualified.
Thursday, March 21st
11:00AM: First Round, ESPN3
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Pre-tournament Amateur Wrestling News Rankings
Pre-tournament Takedown Wrestling Media Dual Impact Index
A weight by weight look for each wrestler is below. I generally only looked at Day 1 and will add more as the tournament progresses.
Overall if we wrestle to our seeds/rankings we'll be looking at around 17 team points, so I'd consider that to be the baseline for what we should score. Getting a few upsets would get us closer to a point total of 23-24, which is what I'd consider to be a "good" performance from the team given where we stand in the brackets. Anything higher than that would mean we got multiple big upsets and would mean we vastly overperformed. If things go to seed we'll have six guys still alive on Friday, and one on Saturday.
Basically I'll consider this a good performance and give me hope for next season if we get at least one AA (Gadson), at least one other guy to the Round of 12 (Moreno, Weatherman, or Beard) as well as win all the matches we are supposed to. That would mean everybody won what they needed to and we scored at least a few big upsets.
Note that the draw is important. Goettl, Weatherman, and Gibson all have similar resumes but due to their draws I expect Gibson to win several more matches without needing any upsets. On the other end of the scale Mike Moreno is probably our second best wrestler but will need upsets to do better than 1-2.
Lastly, if you want to complain about Kevin Jackson rather than talk about the wrestlers, Here's a whole thread dedicated to that topic. Go crazy and complain all you want, but please do it there.
Rankings are Intermat/AWN/WIN
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141 Pounds: US Luke Goettl 15-11 19/UR/20
Luke got a fairly tough draw, but its NCAAs and so did everybody else. He will open up against #9 seed Nick Dardanes of Minnesota (25-7 8/9/9). They have not met this year but last season Dardanes beat Luke 2-3. A win here would be a pretty substantial upset. A loss would drop Luke into an easy first round consolation match followed by a likely matchup against #10 seed C.J. Cobb of Penn.
If Luke wrestles to seed/rankings he'll go 1-2 and score us 1 or 1.5 team points. It would take a very big upset for Goettl to go 2-2 or better.
149 Pounds: US Max Mayfield 15-13 UR/UR/UR
Max actually got a very good draw. He opens against #12 seed Eric Grajales of Michigan (22-6 13/13/13). An upset here would be unlikely but is not impossible. However, the reason I say he got a good draw is that Max is one of the two weakest wrestlers in the bracket at 149 but a loss to Grajales would give him a chance against the other of the weakest two guys in the bracket. Alex Hudson (14-6) has feasted on really bad competition and if there is one guy in the bracket that Max could beat, it is Hudson. It would be a small upset but I'd love to see Max go out with a win. He's the only senior who has stuck through the transition from Cael and just getting to NCAAs required him to score a big upset. Going out with a win in Des Moines would be awesome for him.
If Max wrestles to seed/rankings he'll go 0-2 and score us 0 team points. With a small upset he could go 1-2 for 1 team point.
165 Pounds: US Mike Moreno 26-7 13/16/14
Mike got by far the toughest draw compared to his abilities. He is the best unseeded wrestler in the bracket but will need upsets to go better than 1-2 because the draw was very unkind to him. Mike will open up against Nick Moore of Iowa (18-8 11/15/11). Moore beat Moreno 2-3 earlier this season. A win would give Mike #7 seed Conrad Polz of Illinois (22-6 8/8/7), while a loss would drop him to the consolation bracket with #9 seed Nick Sulzer waiting after just one match. However, if anybody on the team can become our second R12 or AA it is probably Moreno. He owns two wins over top ten guys this season and can beat almost anybody in the bracket if he wrestles his best. Mike "Owings" Moreno has a nice ring to it.
If Mike wrestles to seed/rankings he'll go 1-2 and score us 1 team point. But with upsets I see 7th place as his ceiling this year.
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174 Pounds: US Tanner Weatherman 18-7 20/20/14
Tanner's draw is similar to Goettl's. He'll open up against #10 seed Daniel Yates of Michigan (29-9 9/11/9). A win there would be a pretty big upset, as I think Tanner is correctly ranked in the low teens given how he has done this year. A loss gives him a winnable match in the first round consolations but then bumps him right up against #9 seed Nathan Brown of Lehigh.
If Tanner wrestles to seed/rankings he'll go 1-2 and score us 1 team point. With upsets I see R12 as his ceiling this year.
184 Pounds: US Boaz Beard 15-8 15/16/16
Beard got a reasonable draw and it includes a pigtail match. He'll open up against UR Stephen Doty of Virginia before facing #12 Ethan Lofthouse of Iowa (18-7 12/13/11). Lofthouse beat Beard 3-10 earlier this season. A win would give him #5 seed Kevin Steinhause of Minnesota while a loss would give him a pretty winnable match and then #11 seed Mike Larson of Missouri.
If Boaz wrestles to seed/rankings he'll go 2-2 and score us 2 team points. With upsets I see R12 as his ceiling this year.
Heavyeight: Matt Gibson 17-9 18/UR/17
Gibson probably got the best draw compared to his abilities. He will open up with a pigtail against unseeded Adam Fager of Utah Valley (18-10 UR/UR/UR) before having a pretty even match against unseeded Blake Herrin of American (26-8 UR/UR/UR). He'd then get #1 Seed Dom Bradley in the evening session. But a loss there would give him a match against unseeded Evan Knudson of NDSU, whom he pinned earlier this season and then likely against a matchup against #8 seed Mike Mclure of Michigan State, who major decisioned Gibson a few weeks ago.
If Gibson wrestles to seed/rankings he'll go 3-2 and score us 2.5-3.5 team points. His draw makes doing better than that very tough.
197 Pounds: #6 Seed Kyven Gadson 25-2 6/6/6
As a seeded wrestler Kyven got a pretty good draw. In fact, the match that concerns me most is his first, even though he beat that guy 9-5 at Midlands. Mario Gonzolez of Illinois (14-7 14/13/14) is the best unseeded wrestler in the bracket (He made it to the round of 12 last year) and will already be warmed up from a pigtail match. Kyven has faced a lot of distractions the past two weeks and if he doesn't show up ready to go he could easily find himself fighting back through the consolations. A win would give him his 4th match of the season against #11 seed Blake Rosholt and then a quarterfinals matchup against #3 seed Matt Wilps of Pitt, who beat Kyven 3-4 at Midlands.
If Kyven wrestles to seed/rankings he'll go 4-3 for 6th place and 10 team points. With upsets he could put himself into the finals.
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Moreno, Weatherman, and Gadson all won championships in Wells Fargo as high schoolers. I think that'll help them. Its an arena they are used to an and arena they are used to winning in.
If things go to seed/rankings here's how today will go (this includes us winning the toss up match between Gibson and Herrin):
Session 1:
Pigtails: 2 for 2, possible bonus points from Gibson
Round 1: 2 for 7
Session 2:
Championship bracket: 1 for 2
Consolation bracket: 4 for 5, possible bonus points from Goettl.
For a total of 9 for 16 on the day.
I'm hoping that we get an upset from somebody to keep a third guy in the championship side tonight.
I'm expecting to have at least 6 of our 7 guys make it through today, hopefully all 7. However, we'll need upsets to have more than one guy (Gadson) make it out of tomorrow morning's session.
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The matches appear to be available on ESPN3.com, sort of.....mat by mat, and they only list 3 mat numbers right now.....but where do you find what mat numbers and times the ISU wrestlers are wrestling?
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The matches appear to be available on ESPN3.com, sort of.....mat by mat, and they only list 3 mat numbers right now.....but where do you find what mat numbers and times the ISU wrestlers are wrestling?
They move from 125 up, and first open mat goes the the next wrestler in the bracket. In other words, no one knows after the first 4 matches what mat anyone is going to wrestle on. It's just continual wrestling.
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They are actually wrestling on 8 mats and ESPN will be streaming 4 of them. Mats 1-4 on ESPN won't correspond exactly to mats 1-4 in the arena. But they don't change, so once we figure out what mat is which it'll be that way through the entire tournament.
As far as what mat we are on, Trackwrestling will update live with mat assignments. Matches are assigned a mat two matches in advance (i.e. when wrestlers are "in the hole"). So we'll know about 10-20 minutes in advance what mat our guys will be on.
For the pigtails Beard will be first up on Mat 8. Matt Gibson is on deck on Mat 2. I'm not sure yet if either of those mats will be on the ESPN stream.
Originally Posted by Judoka
They are actually wrestling on 8 mats and ESPN will be streaming 4 of them. Mats 1-4 on ESPN won't correspond exactly to mats 1-4 in the arena. But they don't change, so once we figure out what mat is which it'll be that way through the entire tournament.
As far as what mat we are on, Trackwrestling will update live with mat assignments. Matches are assigned a mat two matches in advance (i.e. when wrestlers are "in the hole"). So we'll know about 10-20 minutes in advance what mat our guys will be on.
For the pigtails Beard will be first up on Mat 8. Matt Gibson is on deck on Mat 2. I'm not sure yet if either of those mats will be on the ESPN stream.
I thought it was 8 mats until I read a few days ago that ESPN was only showing 4. That's why I was confused. Also forgot about the "in the hole" thing, but it's pretty close to what I said about not knowing where a wrestler is gonna end up.
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- 2 tablespoons butter, cut into three even pieces
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I have had good success thru a couple of forums in their classified sections. I have done deals on Archery Talk and Rokslide.
Craigs list and ebay are always worth a try. Army surplus stores are good too. Some of the army stuff is pretty good for the price.
cammofire.com not used but discounted.
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FOOTBALL: Harrison Central 49, Buckeye Local 6
October 27, 2012 CADIZ — Maurtice Hython found the end zone twice and rushed for 148 yards as Harrison Central beat Buckeye Local. Dalton Rutter caught two passes for 69 yards and a score for the Huskies. more »»
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October 6, 2012 CADIZ _ A good kicker in high school football is a bonus. A very good kicker is a weapon. more »»
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FOOTBALL: Harrison Central 35 Edison 21
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September 12, 2012 CADIZ — It'll be the teacher vs. the pupil this week at Harrison Central. It's also a battle of unbeatens. more »»
FOOTBALL: Harrison Central 47 Caldwell 7
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All of the responsibility, none of the authority
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Let's talk business, shall we?
Here's a hypothetical: Suppose you were hired to work in an investment firm and your job in your department is to show a certain monetary gain in a year's time. If your department does well, you'll get a raise. If it doesn't, you may lose your job. Ouch. But hey, you're highly educated in your field, receive training on new ideas all the time, are good at accepting criticism and able to lead well.
Now, let's say you are not allowed to hire your employees. Instead, someone says to you, "Here are your employees. They just walked in off the street. Oh, and by the way, you can't fire them if they don't do well."
What? This doesn't sound good, but you think, "OK, I'm good at taking on challenges. I can do this." Then they cram all 27 employees into a room meant for 20. Hmmm, this is getting worse, but you're not scared.
Now, let's say that four of those employees miss about a quarter of the entire year, either they're sick, too lazy to get out of bed or just don't feel like coming in to work. Let's say another 10 are going through a divorce, and their minds just aren't where they should be. Then, a few more don't care too much about their job because they know they can't get fired and they'll be promoted eventually no matter their performance. That's what's happened in the past, so why bother?
That leaves you with about nine or 10 employees left. Out of those, only about five are truly qualified to be in your office, work really hard and want to impress their boss.
Would you want to be in charge of this particular group of people? Would you want to be paid based on your employees' performance when you can't pick and choose them and you can't fire them for poor work performance?
Then why in the world are we doing this to Florida teachers? This type of performance pay system may work in corporate America where bosses can hire and fire. But is it fair to teachers?
They can't pick and choose who they want in their classrooms. Not all children learn at the same rate. Some kids are below grade level before they get them. Some kids don't care about their education, and neither do their parents. Teachers can't fire kids when they fail to show up to school for weeks out of the school year. Teachers can't control the insane amount of outside influences that affect their students every day.
So before you go around telling everyone that those lazy, overpaid teachers need to start being held accountable for their students' performance on one test given at the end of the year, you may want to ask yourself: Would I want that job?
Jeanelle Wellhoner is a teacher at College Park Elementary School in Ocala.
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November 14, 2012
Drawing A Blank....Thinking Out Loud
10 comments:
- PURA VIDA said...
your stuff is incredible..you are a busy and talented lady
- November 14, 2012 at 4:28 PM
Love all of your beauties! Always so peaceful and calming for the soul. Hugs from northeast Louisiana!
- November 14, 2012 at 4:29 PM
- Julie Marie at Idyllhours said...
Hi Janet... those lamps are just gorgeous!... is there anything I can send you from my Nature walks... I gather all sorts of pinecones, seedpods, chestnuts... etc... I will gladly mail you a box of Nature's treasures to decorate with, let me know... for real... much love, and Happy Thanksgiving to you!... xoxo Julie Marie
- November 14, 2012 at 5:14 PM
- Tracie~MyPetiteMaison said...
Pretty as always, in everything you put your touch to, Janet.
I can't believe next week is Thanksgiving. Have a good holiday!
- November 14, 2012 at 5:59 PM
- Anne said...
Janet love your painted roses! I too am doing a natural look.And for Christmas I am doing a very simple decor as well.
- November 14, 2012 at 6:07 PM
- Cindy said...
That crate is wonderful! And... i'll be curious to see what you come up with for a more natural Christmas look. A lady i know who has the cutest little shop, got these darling petit mossy pots, and planted little sprigs of herbs in them, wrapped them with wire and hung them on the tree. It was so totally charming. I am curious about your painted roses too, is it a photograph, did you paint them?
- November 14, 2012 at 9:11 PM
- Shabbyfufu said...
Cindy....the roses are some of my photography that I digitally alter to look like a painting:-)) Thank you for your comments my friends....
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If you just tighten up the rear brake adjustment nut all the way to engage the brakes before you tighten all the axle hardware, the brakes should be centered. Then tighten up the axle and other bolts, and loosen the adjustment nut to get to proper adjustment. If you don't do this you'll probably notice weak braking since they're generally not centered. Thanks to Bare (I think) for the tip of tightening up the adjuster rather than holding the brake pedal down, that way you don't need three hands.Scott
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Brady Quinn, that is! Hope I didn't scare anyone with that title!
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported on NFL 32 that free agent Brady Quinn will likely end up with the Jets.
Per Mortensen, the Jets plan to sign two free-agent quarterbacks. Quinn has history with new Jets QBs coach David Lee, who "likes (Quinn) a lot." New York will reportedly bring five quarterbacks to training camp, not including Tim Tebow. In this scenario, Quinn, Mark Sanchez, Greg McElroy, and Matt Simms would account for four, and they'd add one more free-agent veteran to the mix. Feb 27 - 5:50 PM
So much for the Jets bringing in competition for Sanchez. The Jets to get rid of one QB that can't throw to bring in another one who can't throw. Talk about handling Mark Sanchez with kid gloves. Sanchez must have some dark secrets on Rex or Woody because for some reason they just won't replace Sanchez or push him to become better. Looks like another easy road to winning the division for the Patriots!


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Choosing a Surveyor's Tripod...
Posted 16 December 2012 - 11:00 AM
Also, does anyone have any faves on the surveyor's tripod front? The surveyor's tripods relabeled by the mount makers are ridiculously overpriced. You can generally find the same, low end surveyor's tripods on engineering supply sites for less than half what the mount head makers are asking for them, and as I said, they look to be low end tripods.
Any preference for wood or fiberglass over aluminum for such a mount? Any other features to look for or avoid?
- Jim
Posted 16 December 2012 - 11:30 AM
There were some unexpected problems.
1) No crossbars between legs and they are free to move all the way past vertical. I put mine on a hardwood floor and the little pointy things on each leg slipped and it went kersplat on the floor.
2) The aluminium hinge area is pretty weak and 2 of them broke with my first tripod when this happened.
3) The top face of this one is curved, apparently so surveyors can fine tune the tilt. You can see the curve better in this photo link. This might be a problem.
4) Do you really want the little pointy things on the bottoms of the legs? They're great in some situations, not so good with others.
I've given up and will try to fit a Meade standard tripod to the LT6 as better surveyor's tripods will still have the same issues and the LT/LS tripod by itself seems impossible to find.
Posted 16 December 2012 - 11:42 AM
Agree, in regards to the pointy leg tips and lack of a tripod spreader, but both can be remedied.
My preference would be a all wood surveyors tripod with double leg locks. I think Manfrotto sells a spreader that can be affixed to the legs and furniture leg pads or rubber tips can make the tripod floor friendly.
Universal Astronomics sells 5/8" adapters for his mounts to work with surveyor tripods and his heavy duty surveyor tripods are not a that expensive compared to a Berlebach.
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Posted 16 December 2012 - 11:46 AM
As a general rule, wood legs will dampen out vibrations much faster than aluminum. The trade off, of course is that wood weighs more and usually costs more.
If you're looking at the surveyors tripods on the Desert Sky site, one reason they're more expensive is that they've added their own custom spreader to reduce vibrations. The question is, how much do those really help. There are lots of places you can get an inexpensive CS/Bergen tripod for about $60-70 that seems pretty solid on it's own. I've seen them online and at my local Home Depot. Not sure how much better the 2x-priced Desert Sky tripod will perform with the spreader. People who have used the Desert Sky tripod seem to report that they are very solid.
Posted 16 December 2012 - 11:53 AM
A quote from it: "I originally bought a tripod without the bars because it was cheaper ... big mistake. If I could do it over today I'd defiantly spend the extra money."
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Posted 16 December 2012 - 12:30 PM
The most confusing part for me has been the attachment at the top. I've been also on Universal Astronomics site many times doing some "window shopping." For some reason, I keep coming back to the Sokkia tripod. You know, the beautiful green one. I'll be watching this thread with interest.
Thanks for bringing this up Jim.
Best, Linda B.
Posted 16 December 2012 - 12:52 PM
Posted 16 December 2012 - 01:29 PM
Great tip.
It looks like the short version did not sell for binoculars. For an alt-az head, though, and a telescope, the standard and tall versions are too tall, and the shorty looks to be perfect. Figure the unextended height is 32" plus 10" to 14" for an alt-az head, and that should be about perfect of an SCT or apochromat.
Posted 16 December 2012 - 11:12 PM
Posted 17 December 2012 - 04:32 AM
Since I have that 3-1/2x8 connection I have to do a little more to get mine to work. Maybe even buy that adapter to convert it to a 5/8x11 before I try anything, but I'll figure it out. I do not think it will be to much of a problem for me though as I made a thread the other day asking for suggestions so I could figure something out, and thankfully I got some replies with good suggestions. The people here have been great and very helpful.
I just now need to wait for my new scope to get here so I can see what I am working with before I move forward on the suggestions I got.
I will say that I did think about some bracing bars and a trey to go under it. Like sort of mentioned here the regular Surveying Tripods do not carry that. Which is mainly do to the fact that it would get in the way as they use a plumbob to center the tripods over the spots they are doing the measures from, and that it is just harder to get a fixed tripod to work on the many different surface contours out in the field. So I was planning on making my own. What ever I make, it has to be easily removable as I use my Surveying Tools. It is going to be easy to make. I already have some ideas and even thought of adding a cup holder.
Posted 17 December 2012 - 08:31 AM
Wood tripods are renown for damping vibration, but are considerably heavier than the alloy models.
Posted 17 December 2012 - 08:53 AM
I have an old military wood one that I got for free that was OD green, that I stripped and re-varnished, that is a rugged tripod. That's another place to look around - at military surplus places.....
Posted 17 December 2012 - 09:02 AM
Great tip.
It looks like the short version did not sell for binoculars. For an alt-az head, though, and a telescope, the standard and tall versions are too tall, and the shorty looks to be perfect. Figure the unextended height is 32" plus 10" to 14" for an alt-az head, and that should be about perfect of an SCT or apochromat.
The short version collapsed height is still 38", but extends 6" less than the standard is what I'm reading.
I like the Oberwerk wooden tripods (own two), but think they are medium duty and may not be robust enough, as far as dampening, to handle a TEC-140.(If that's you intention.) The fixed spread is also a little narrow, imo, when handling top heavy loads.
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Posted 17 December 2012 - 11:36 AM
Those test results are no longer on the web as far as I can find. I found the URL but it's no longer available.
Leica now has made test results available showing that their tripods exceed the ISO standard performance of the Tri-Max. Many aspects of the ISO specs don't necessarily apply to telescope use but certainly the tripod's ability to maintain a stable orientation over time and withstand torque loads would be appropriate. Heavy tripods were tested with a 30kg load and light tripods with a 10kg load; twice the rated load.
Leica's results are available here; take the results as you may...
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Posted 17 December 2012 - 12:17 PM
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Tons of tripod feet here:
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Posted 18 December 2012 - 02:27 AM
One thing that I think you need to keep in mind is the load that surveyor's tripods are designed to take. Having used them for their intended purpose, they are generally not used with equipment that is anywhere near as heavy as most astronomy equipment, much less a longer, heavier OTA. For truly light weight use they may be fine, but I would not risk anything heavy on one. The Oberwerk tripods are rated at 35 pounds and I would say that is the max for sure. There is a reason why heavy wood astronomy tripods are as expensive as they are.
I recently purchased a StellarVue MG-2, it's a dual sided alz-az mount with geared slow motion controls rated for 20-25lbs. It came with aluminum surveyors tripod with a custom spreader assembly. I primarly use it with my NP-101 which fully out fitted with a heavy eyepiece weighs about 13 lbs. I was very skeptical that it would be stable but it is rock solid with the NP-101, I can focus and track up to the limit of the scope (~300x) without any vibration. It is definitely sufficient for a scope this size.
I have used it with my 8 inch F/5 Newtonian, it goes about 20lbs with a lot of bulk. I handled it reasonably well.. there was some vibration when tracking or focusing but it was acceptable.
I am not sure what Jim is planning to use a surveyors tripod for but I will say I was impressed with the StellarVue. Currently it sells for $250 with the custom spreader. That's a fair amount of money, I am sure there are better values out there.
Posted 18 December 2012 - 08:21 PM
Since I am looking for a GEM too for a 5.5" refractor, I might get the AZ EQ-6 and call it a day?!
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