If you want a barn door but don t wish to build one from scratch this is your only option.
How to build a double arm barn door tracker.
Both ends of the drive arm are connected to the base board.
There are a few different variations of a barn door tracker also known as a scotch mount or haig.
The nyx tracker uses a curved drive screw which eliminates the need for a double arm design.
While this article discusses building a simple single arm version you can create some advanced versions that include electric motors and driver boards to control them.
The original single arm barn door has been around for many years and was i believe first popularized by a fellow named haig back in the 1970 s.
Double arm drives have three main platforms.
It is sometimes called the haig or scotch mount.
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A simple single arm barn door tracker can be made by attaching two pieces of wood together with a hinge.
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Types of barn door trackers.
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A camera is mounted on the top board usually with some sort of ball joint to allow the camera to be pointed in any direction.
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First cut the 500mm length in half and mount the hinge.
Nyx tracker the only inexpensive ready built barn door tracker of which i am aware is the 89 00 nyx tracker from nyx tech.
The hinge is aligned with a celestial pole and the boards are then driven apart or together at a constant rate.
The base board the drive arm and the camera platform.
One end is connected to the base board with a hinge that allows the drive arm to.