Hello everyone, I recently bought beautiful 16" F4.5 scope built by MC Telescopes. I want to contact MC Scopes to ask a few questions but none of the info I...
Steve, I had my 20" F-5 rebuilt by Jamin recently. He is also a cabinet maker and does other carpentry jobs. These other ventures are keeping him very...
I purchased new and picked up in person on August 1st 2005. Scope and mirror (unopened in box) were stored indoor and never assembled until Oki-Tex September...
Hi Steve Don't know if this is of much help, and you probably have this info anyway, but just in case but here is what I have. The record was last updated in...
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I would like to improve a little bit the movements of my 24" dob because it seems to me they that have gotten less smooth for the 5 years I've used my scope. ...
Why aren't you including 11" or 15 " telescopes? ... From: bigdob@yahoogroups.com <bigdob@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [bigdob] New poll for bigdob ...
Hi Rick, Yes his he does a great job building telescopes and I hope he gets back into it soon! Thanks Steve ... maker and does other carpentry jobs. These...
Greetings all, This is just a brief announcement to say that I have added another new item to my Accessories website for Obsessions and other Big Dobs. It is a...
I rebuilt my 12 inch f/6.1 mirror into a lightweight Dobsonian. Total weight is about 16 kilo's. I made a wire spider for it and an aluminium 6-point mirror...
Just wanted to report on using the new beast on the block... Barbarella as Jimi (Lowry) has named her.... the "Queen of the Galaxies"! I spent three nights...
Hi Bill, I never had problems with glued aluminium. The epoxy I use (Bison Combi Power) has a strength of 80 kg/cm^2 or more. It's important to clean the parts...
Jan, More information at: http://home.wanadoo.nl/jhm.vangastel/Astronomy/30cmscope/30cm.htm The "more information" I get from that link is: "Helaas, de...
No one use one of these products?? Raphaël ... From: Raphaël GUINAMARD To: bigdob@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 10:16 PM Subject: [bigdob] What...
Sorry, I don't know if they are available in Europe or not. But in North America, ArmorAll Protectant (the band name) works great. Also, any car wax with...
Experiment carefully with these things. Wax can greatly reduce friction, and your telescope may then not stay properly pointed. For example, you might try...
I've used silicone spray before. It seems to have some sort of solvent in it, and as it eventually dries (that will take some time), it gets sticky. -John...
Raphaël, You'll find Turtle wax in shops that sell stuff for cars (non-astronomers use it on cars, not on telescopes). It's commonly available in Belgium, so...
Thanks a lot all, I have gone to my local car store and found no turtle wax. Many brands of car wax, but no turtle wax. It seems on the french "car-forum" that...
Any car wax, especially with carnauba wax, will work - it doesn't have to be turtle wax (Meguiar should be fine). I use Mother's wax paste to my 12" and my...
I built my 18" Dob with new, virgin Teflon. I cannot explain the flaking, but it was not a subtle effect (lots of dust), and it certainly gave me pause, as...
Hello All, I use Aero Wax (It Never Yellows :) ), it's old but it was what I had in the basement. (check yours) I apply it during each set up and it's slippery...
I have used paint thinner (mineral spirits) many, many times to clean the surface of fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP), aka Glasbord. It cleans very...
All: I have always wondered where the alternative but to my mind, very similar amateur built alt-alt mounts are; has anyone built one? Although I have never...
I once though of building an alt-alt (sometimes called an eleveation-elevation or el-el mount) for a refractor. But I wouldnt consider it for a newt: it puts...
Almost forgot the simplest fix: If your scope moved OK when new, then the problem may just be dirt and accumulated crud. Soap and water may fix the problem....
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