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Hello, Just joined and glad to be here. I'm considering purchasing a 16" GSO mirror from Taiwan. But, I doubt they will guarantee me that I get at least a...
John, The Patio block is a good suggestion. However, I observe from different parts of backyard and the front of my house. What about some kind of portable...
Re. However, I observe from different parts of backyard and the front of my house. What about some kind of portable mount? This was my situation. I posted a...
Just noticed in the rules for this forum you can mention a private sale item once... moderators feel free to delete this message if I got that wrong ! I have a...
... Orion sells one on their site for $12.95 Product number 05222 You'll probably need a USB to serial adapter as well. Otherwise take a look at Mark DeSmet's...
Hi I have a xt 10i and would like to put bobs knobs on the secondary. My secondary has set screws and the threads come all the way up to the top of the...
From: "lvam1521" <lvam1521@...> ... Anthony, a simple and cheaper solution is to buy 4mm metric screws from a local hardware store. They should be 1.5"...
... If lush grass is causing the mount's feet to not reach the ground firmly (as was my case), carpet would probably make things worse by floating on top of...
Re. the question about bob knobs and which ones to get: I got Bob knobs for my XT10i that was new approx 4 months. They were the skyquest type knobs. I'd...
Jack, It is a 3mm screw. I bought a pair of longer 3mms from the hardware store. I don't like the cap, though. It's a bit rough on the fingers when turning the...
Re. Any suggestions for finding 3mm screws with bigger caps? Why not just get Bob's Knobs ? They dont cost much and its what most ppl use (and like) isnt it ?...
... ? I bought the 3mm screws with ordinary hex heads, and bought, in addidtiion, three 3mm nuts and three 1/4-20 (I think it was) cap nuts. By screwing the...
5a. Re: questions about finding objects in the Intelliscope Posted by: "bruce_piano" bruce_piano@... bruce_piano Fri May 1, 2009 5:40 am (PDT) Bruce...
From: "bruce_piano" <bruce_piano@...> ... Bruce, I'll offer an alternative - something I did on my two refractors but not on my XT12i ... yet. That is,...
Re: Jon, I think you're referring to the setscrews on the secondary holder. In his original post, Bruce was asking about the thumbscrews that hold the eyepiece...
... I have been thinking of building a stand for mine made of 2x4 on end with a deck screwed on top made from 3/4 plywood about 24 inches square. Kevin...
Don't forget that if you use a patio stone, brick, wood deck, etc. you need to insure that this base does not wobble. If you lay a patio stone or wood deck on...
With reference to the various knurled knobs: MSC offers a large selection of knobs in SAE and metric threads. For example the following is a Morton precision...
I just redid my mounting to deal with a 50mm finder scope. I have an Orion 10XT. I moved the mount for the red dot next to the focuser (and gave up the...
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