Pipe Mount Kit

As with almost all of our products, this mount was originally developed to meet my rather demanding personal needs. Its weatherproof and virtually indestructible, so that it can be left outside for instant use. Its portable - it can be moved around the yard to various locations or broken down for transport. Its solid and stable. It is a 5 axis design that allows viewing from any position. It takes no more than 10 seconds to mount or dismount the binoculars. And the mount is very inexpensive.

Using Antares 22 X 100 Giant Binoculars
Look Ma! No hands! This mount has
perfect balance in any orientation

The EZ Bino Mount with the Antares 22X 100 Giant binoculars mounted.
Note that the binoculars can be placed in any position due to the 5 axis design.

Observing with the Oberwerk 15 X 70s

What's in the kit? All parts that required machining, welding, drilling or thread tapping. Plus parts that were carefully chosen for this mount and are not commonly available elsewhere. Except for the modified pipe fittings all metal parts are stainless steel.

What do you buy locally? The above pipes and fittings were purchased on-line for $25, but the shipping cost was another $15. To minimize your total mount cost we have kitted the critical parts only, leaving you to purchase the pipe & fittings locally so as to eliminate costly freight charges. The Home Depot or Grainger are national outlets who will charge more than $25, but they stock this material and you will avoid a shipping charge.

ALERT TO POTENTIAL NON USA CUSTOMERS: This kit requires the use of ANSI schedule 40 steel pipe and fittings threaded to National Pipe Thread (NPT) standards. This pipe is universally used in the United States, but may not be available in other countries. Please check before ordering.

The assembly procedure is simple, and the detailed step by step instruction sheet is photo illustrated so that you can't go wrong.

From Philo CA: "The binocular pipe mount kit arrived last week, and I put the finishing touches on it this afternoon and tried it out with my new Orion 15x70 binocular... I am VERY impressed with its ease of use and steadiness! ..... Simple as your design appears, it clearly involved a lot of "cut-and-try" and I hate to think how much pipe and fittings I would have wasted trying to reach the same goal. Soooo.... Many thanks for all your work; it is MUCH appreciated!"

From RI: "Thanks for letting me stop by this past Friday to pick up the Binoc mount kit. I put it together Sunday and it works like a champ. I gave it a textured green Rustoleum finish, so it blends in with the patio furniture on my deck. It makes binocular stargazing a hundred times better. The instructions were detailed and easy to follow. Congratulations on a great product!

From MA: "...last night had five people out (from 6:30 - 8) so they could learn how wonderful it was to look through telescopes while you freeze - stars just don't seem to offer enough warmth to most folks, though they enjoyed climbing the Alps and were especially thrilled with the Alpine Valley! (Learned a little about impact craters, central mountains, lava flows and time as well. ) .... one of the women here last night did get extremely excited when she used the 16X50 binos - on a Peterson pipe mount, of course - to find the Pleiades. (Wish you could have seen her. She is not at all mechanically inclined and I did not explain a thing about the pipe mount to her. Just pointed her at the eyepieces and put her hands on the two 12-inch pipes, then walked away. She did the rest, which is to say this is a very intuitive set-up.) Yes, I know about big binos and have owned and used some of the best - but you wouldn't believe the squeals of delight when, on her own, she found M45. Folks are impressed they can do this with the binoculars many of them already own - though, of course, mounting them helps a whole lot. In fact, I think mounts such as yours are more important than the particular binos used in terms of making the experience satisfying to the beginner. Afterall, modest 50mm binos are bumping our photon input by a factor of about 100 ( at least for my 64-year-old eyes) - to get a similar leap over the 50mm binos I need to go to my 15-inch Obsession."

From Texas (A response on Yahoo's Binocular Astronomy group to someone bemoaning the cost of a heavy-duty binocular mount) "The Peterson Engineering EZ binoc mount may be worth a look to you. The kit is $99, and the pipe, fittings, and everything else you need to build it will cost you an additional $40 max. Less if you shop around some. I am extremely happy with mine and if you follow the instructions, it is at least as good and in most cases, better than any mount on the market. When properly counterweighted, you can easily manipulate it into any observational position and just let go for "hands free viewing". Especially useful for the larger binos. I have no vested interest in promoting this mounting system, I am just a very satisfied user or it. Oberwerk 22x100 binos

From Ohio: To say I am thrilled would be a profound understatement. Although with my total lack of experience in “plumbing” and some trepidation at my ability to set up the mount, I finally decided to take a shot at it. I gave it two coats of paint and tried it out this morning by using it to view the half moon with my Celestron 15 x 70. It worked like a charm…Easy on and Easy off…I can hardly wait to try it tonight. Thanks for having the EZ Bino Mount out there.

Message #10546 posted to Yahoo’s Binocular Astronomy forum: I use the EZ Binoc-Mount from Peterson Engineering. It can be moved to any angle, and can be used standing, from a chair, recliner, or standing on your head for that matter. It does not have the limited range of motion inherent in tripod mounted setups. It is a build yourself kit, so the price is not at all prohibitive. I have used this mount with my Celestron 25x100s for well over a year now and have enjoyed every minute of use. Because of its almost unlimited range of motion, I can spend hours of uninterrupted viewing without the neck pain that is associated with prolonged use of tripod mounted setups. I have done several business transactions with Pete, as he also sells many telescope upgrade kits, and have found him to be honest and dedicated to the satisfaction of his customers. He will not attempt to sell anyone anything that they don't want or need. If he feels that his product would not benefit you, he will tell you so. While I must admit that it is an odd looking contraption, it's user-friendly design makes it a winner in my book. If you are someone that is more interested in looking good than in astronomy, then you might want to think twice about it. As for me, I will place astronomy over vanity every night of the week. Seekonk , MA

Brubank CA: Just wanted to let you know that I have completed my standard pipe mount kit. It works very well with my 10 lb. 25x100 Zhumell binoculars. The assembly instructions were thorough, easy to follow and complete. Thanks very much for a great product at a reasonable price

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