Hi folks,
Stripping down my Takahashi NJP mount & 10" newt tuberings etc to powder coat them all black to match my new black & white ioptron tripier.
Any recommendations as to where I can take it to have the coating done well?
preferably south eastern suburbs.
Cheers
Andy
Dulux Duracoat Satin Black rattle can - go at it after disassembling and masking off things. Cost FAR less, looks pretty much the same, and requires no heating of anything.
Dulux Duracoat Satin Black rattle can - go at it after disassembling and masking off things. Cost FAR less, looks pretty much the same, and requires no heating of anything.
Thanks Lewis - I'll have a look once it's dissassembled - Diego's helping me pull the 'scope apart this weekend and I'm taking the mount to Clive for open heart surgery next week.
Here's a (very) rough mockup of what it could all look like when done
Somewhere in the cosmos a million voices cried out briefly ...... a black Tak NJP, surely such a travesty was never perpetrated......
I know, I know, but no point fighting it.
It's Andy's...it's wrong, it's sacrilege, but...it's still Andy's. At least painting it in solvent-soluble paint lets someone in the future remove the blasphemy easily compared to powder coating.
Somewhere in the cosmos a million voices cried out briefly ...... a black Tak NJP, surely such a travesty was never perpetrated......
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Originally Posted by LewisM
I know, I know, but no point fighting it.
It's Andy's...it's wrong, it's sacrilege, but...it's still Andy's. At least painting it in solvent-soluble paint lets someone in the future remove the blasphemy easily compared to powder coating.
Aaah Lewis - it's a 4th hand mount but has already gained it's pedigree from several serious astrophotographers prior to it's earning two Malin gongs this year. Check out the guiding graph attached - less than 1 arc second and great value for money at $3k - It's likely that I'll keep it for a very long time
That said, with the black & white scope and Celestron tripod it's an incredibly efficient but retina searingly ugly beast - I call it B.U.F.F. (Big Ugly Fast F...) kinda like a Nascar vs. F1 - all grunt..
Once this ugly duckling has been pimped, I'll take true pride of ownership in it! Won't affect it's performance, and it'll look cool
I think in white it would resemble an overgrown EQ6
PS: What was Mr. Taka thinking when he chose pusilanimous baby bathtub green as a branding statement for his products?
Last edited by Andy01; 13-07-2019 at 12:32 PM.
Reason: typos