DIY: Repairing a Finderscope Crosshair Reticle

[iceman]

RG (Astro_Bot) has written a nice DIY article for Repairing a Finderscope Crosshair Reticle.

You can read the article on the IceInSpace Projects (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/projects.html) page, or directly by clicking on the link below:

Repairing a Finderscope Crosshair Reticle (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/63-698-0-0-1-0.html)

Thanks to RG for writing the review. Please contribute your own reviews and articles! It's easy to do and it's not rocket science. Get the heads-up at Write for IceInSpace (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/write-for-iceinspace.html) just like RG did.

[iceman]

Article uploaded.

[GeoffW1]

Hi,

Very good article.

It set me to wondering if this could be done with glow-in-the-dark thread eg

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Nite-Lite-Extra-Glow-Dark-Thread-White-/310362052277?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item48430516b5#ht_720wt_1187

and would it work to any advantage in that situation?

Cheers

[2stroke]

hmm thinking a cheap drift alignment tool out of old possel and an LED:)

[erick]

Excellent technique, RG! :thumbsup:

[Ric]

A lot of useful tips RG.

I've replaced a few crosshairs and it's always fiddly, this definitely looks a better way.

I've also found that a human hair is also a good size as well. I have to use one of my wifes though, there's nothing on my head. :D

[Astro_Bot]

Thanks for the compliments.


I didn't attempt repair with thread, so I don;t really know - thread is a bit thicker than the wire I used. The glow in the dark option might be worthwhile and I'd be interested to see what it looks like. Maybe the glow in the dark thread would also work for a DIY 1-power finder?

My hair is also pretty useless for this kind of thing!

(I've also made myself an LED crosshair illuminator - a slightly different design to the existing IIS articles - cost about $20 to make - but there're are enough articles on that kind of thing already).

[Marke]

In the distant past when I would repair/replace them I just use hair - pluck out a couple hairs and a dot of super glue as was good as new :)

[GeoffW1]

All hair gone now? :lol:

[Marke]

Umm yeah I would use some one else now :D

[RB]

:lol: