Guest pvcprinting Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Ron, Was great meeting you yesterday. you are clearly a man of immense knowledge Looking forward to meeting up with you again on 7th December weather permitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Those are two great mods right there from the get go. You've done well there Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pvcprinting Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I know the lazy susan mod as have read about that previously....its like putting the scope on a grease plate isnt it to make it easier and smoother to turn Whats the other mod about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I know the lazy susan mod as have read about that previously....its like putting the scope on a grease plate isnt it to make it easier and smoother to turn Whats the other mod about? Yeah the lazy Susan just makes it so much easier to manually tracking objects across he sky. The right angle correct image finder is a real neck saver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pvcprinting Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Dont know about Chloe, but i'm all excited now.... Off to bury my head into Google to learn 'STUFF' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazz Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Dont know about Chloe, but i'm all excited now.... You'll have to get her one next lol. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Hi Pete, the 200p is a great scope and will keep you happy and busy for a long time. The views through it are great and I hope you are able to join some of us at one of our meets at some point as some of our members have similar scopes and will be able to advise how to get the best from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest devil74 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Hi Peter... Congrats on the scope. You'll have some great views through it. Look forward to meeting you on the 7th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Well done on the new scope. The right angle finder is just what your back and neck needed, it saves having to bend over and look up in line with the tube of the scope. When pointing at objects high up, then this is where it saves your back. The Lazy Susan bearing will also make the operation of the scope better. You want enough friction to stop the scope moving about when you have pointed it at something, but free enough to move smoothly, and not stick, so you don't keep over and undershooting what you are looking at. I reckon a squint at Jupiter will be a good one to start the ball rolling. Don't worry about asking loads of questions, we were all there once, if you don't make mistakes, you don't get experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest devil74 Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Pete I have a couple of eyepiece bolt cases if you want them..good for protecting those expensive EP's. Personal message me your address and I'll get them in the post to you. Damian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Hi Pete congratulations on your new scope. Dobs are fantastic bits of kit to mod, I have done a few but I'll list the main mods here: Lazy susan bearing An azimuth circle with a hole cut out to view the degrees Feet levellers A bubble level attached to to the base Flocking of the optical tube Counterweights Fan Wixey for the altitude reading. An adjustable base for the wixey to sit on, so accuracy becomes better. A telrad. A dew heater to include dew control for telrad and secondary mirror A dew shield Anyway if you have any questions just ask. Look in the DIY section on this forum there's some ideas there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I have some levelling feet spare. I got them for another project which never got off the ground (so to speak ) They are the plastic shed levellers from B&Q. http://www.diy.com/nav/garden/sheds-storage/wooden-sheds/shed_bases/Shedmate-Adjustable-Shed-Base-System-Black-11027510?noCookies=false Let me know if they are any use to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I have some levelling feet spare. I got them for another project which never got off the ground (so to speak ) They are the plastic shed levellers from B&Q. http://www.diy.com/nav/garden/sheds-storage/wooden-sheds/shed_bases/Shedmate-Adjustable-Shed-Base-System-Black-11027510?noCookies=false Let me know if they are any use to you. Well, I never knew these existed! Cheers Martyn, you keep coming up with some useful links. So, according to the specs, 3 of these would level and support a 1 ton Dob!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Well Peter - they support a one hundredweight 16" dob absolutely fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Chloe is very lucky. When I was not much older than her, my dad bought me a 4" reflector. My scope had only one quarter of the light gathering power of Chloe's 8", and I was amazed at the wonders I could see with it. I may have benefitted from less light polluted skies all those hundreds of years ago Very nice purchase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Well Peter - they support a one hundredweight 16" dob absolutely fine Seems they are being put to good use. Much better than for a shed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazz Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Well, I never knew these existed! Cheers Martyn, you keep coming up with some useful links. So, according to the specs, 3 of these would level and support a 1 ton Dob!! A 1 ton dob???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Kim will probably have one lined up now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Nope - but I've got these levelers on the Lightbridge and they work fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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