Guest Eddy Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) So I spent this afternoon flocking my 200p, not done the focuser or secondary yet but still have plenty left to do them. I have a spare role of Flocking material from FLO, free to a good owner as long as you pay postage. (First to PM me gets it) Edited February 15, 2012 by Eddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Good work eddy . I need to grow a pair and do mine! Got the flocking material jst gotta get it done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Great job Eddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Eddy did you do it in two sections? As in, did you remove the spider and do that end and then remove the primary and do that end? Felix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 That'll make a surprising difference when you look in the eyepiece - great job Eddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Well done mate. There's one mod done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Hi Felix, first off I removed the primary, then the spider, focuser and finderscope and then begun flocking from the bottom, in total there are about 4 pieces, 2 large and 2 small, I put in a large at the bottom and then another large and then from the cutoffs I then cut them again to fit around the top that was left and then cut out the holes and put it back together and collimated(for my first time ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DaveJW Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Great job! Should get mine done this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Hi Felix, first off I removed the primary, then the spider, focuser and finderscope and then begun flocking from the bottom, in total there are about 4 pieces, 2 large and 2 small, I put in a large at the bottom and then another large and then from the cutoffs I then cut them again to fit around the top that was left and then cut out the holes and put it back together and collimated(for my first time ) Great job Eddy thanks for the breakdown Have gotta get mine sorted soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Does the whole primary assy come out by removing the screws around the ring near the end, the ones on the outside dia of the tube I mean? Would you reccomend standing it upright and removing the screws then sliding the tube off? That's the part I am most scared of lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Yep the whole thing just slides off, I had mine with the primary on the floor, under the screw and simply slide the tube off it and then put the primary somewhere safe, I was the same, but Its actually not dangerous at all really, the primary is nice and sturdy too, just don't touch it or scratch it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perkil8r Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Thanks for that, if it's cloudy tonight I think I'll give it a shot. My primary has a few dusty bits, would it be worth cleaning while it's out, if so how? I'll flock the focuser tube whilst I'm about it, but the secondary will have to wait untill I get chance to pop out and get some paint or a permanent marker that works, all mine are dry lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Not sure about cleaning it, I think you can get some special stuff for that, might be worth making a new topic for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Nice job Eddy, wish I had done mine properly now but I chickened out - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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