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Old 21-04-2017, 02:52 PM
Kunama
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Handling a TOA130NFB

As most of you know, the TOA is a little bit on the heavy side for a 5" scope....
Getting to grips with it in the dark is fraught with danger, Gravity is trying its best to fight my now aging body....

So to get a handle on the matter, I decided to make a decent handle today...

Using 10mm thick aluminium angle I made two end brackets that attach to the TOA rings using four M6x20 s/s cap-screws. Between the brackets is a 110mm x 20mm Ø aluminium bar that has been drilled and tapped each end to take M8x30 cap screws. The bar was sleeved with 20mm ID carbon fibre tube which was glued to the aluminium bar.

Before assembly the end brackets were treated to some 180,400,600,1200 wet&dry before being polished with lots of AutoSol paste and 'elbow grease'
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