Crayford I want 1

[mickoking]

Cobbers,

For my next astronomically related purchase I want to obtain a good quality Crayford focusser for me Dob.

I would like to know,

1, recommend a dealer.

2, The price on a value for money netherless quality Crayford.

3, Ease of fitting the Crayford (Im not too good with my hands).

4, Any thing else you can tell me.
Cheers:thumbsup:

[Starkler]

The GSO crayford will fit your dob , no new holes required. Its certainly the easiest and cheapest solution and I havent heard any complaints about them.

It'll cost you approx $150 and take about 10 minutes to fit :)

Andrews in Sydney sell them. I got mine from dba in the US before they were available here.

[iceman]

I bought a moonlite CR2, one of the best around. I got it second hand for $200 which is a bargain, they normally sell new for probably around $350-$400 and you'll have to bring it into Australia yourself.

But it's worth it for me, the dual rate focuser is superb - the fine focus knob has an 8:1 ratio and means you can turn in tiny increments to get the sharpest focus.

I've also got it setup with a homemade motor (thanks Rajah!) so it can be turned with a handheld unit, which I use for imaging.

You can read and see about my moonlite, here (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/?moonlite) and the motorised mod here (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=2116).

Whatever you get, the crayford is a huge improvement over the standard R&P.

[mickoking]

Thanx for the advice guys. :thumbsup: