Guest Bryndalf Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Todays been fun, 200p is now flocked and has a new focuser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Well done Bryn, you will notice the difference thats for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 There is a bit of a flocking fest going on round here. Let me know if you get any decent improvement, and I'll have a bash at it, although it probably won't look as tidy as DaveJW's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 what flocking paper did you use Bryn ? was it the stuff from wilkinsons ? if so how does it seem quality wise, does it shed fibers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Well done Bryn, dob mount next eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bryndalf Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Bought the MDF today John (just need some photos of yours now to copy ) Its the stuff from FLO Rob, basically its matt black velour. It doesn't shed, in fact its like a magnet for dust and fibres... Will let you know how good it is tonight if the cloud stays away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Will be looking out for your post bryn thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Strings Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 We could get together with my diy mount if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bryndalf Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 That would be good John Last night I learned three things, one good, one impressive, and one near disaster First of all the good, the flocking really works! I started by looking at a few stars and thought it had more contrast, then looked at M42 - Wow what a difference. Definatly worth the £14 and hours work! The impressive (for me anyway) - having fitted the new steel track I quickly realised it wasnt going to focus and I didnt have an extension tube, so had to swap back to the old R&P focuser in the dark. The impressive part is i didnt drop any tiny screws in the gravel The near disaster is that after about an hours observing i thought to myself the focuser seams to be a bit lower on the HEQ5 pro. It was. I was on the last 2mm of the dovetail, it had slipped right down sooooo close to disaster. Lesson is to double check all fittings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 very near miss there Bryn after all your hard work too, glad the flocking works well, i did flock my 130p once but using the protostar flocking paper which did seem to make some differance to the views, but it`s very hard to get hold of now as it`s imported. will give the wilkos stuff a whirl. i`ve had a look on there website and you can order it on there for a fiver and then pick it up from your nearest shop in a couple of days which sounds good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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