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Originally Posted by gregbradley
True.
One thing I noticed today after using it for the first time last night. Generally speaking, with an image train like this that has several dovetail connectors with grub screws that lock it in place, I think its better to put it together on a bench then mount it on the scope rather than add things whilst part is on the scope. It opens the door to tilt. I think these dovetails will lock in slightly out of whack.
I think also its good practice to tighten the grub screws to slightly tight first one, then diagonally opposite to slightly tight then the next 2 then snug up to final tightness in the same way.
I am wondering if a little bit of Teflon grease on these dovetail fittings is not a good idea so they can slide into the final lock position and not grab in some slightly skew position.
Greg.
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Yeah, I put everything I could together on a bench, I even took off my focuser. The whole train effectively. I got my partner to help me bolt it on to the back of the CDK. She's a tradies daughter, comes in handy when things need fixing or telescope gear needs to be setup with assistance
I usually apply pressure against the two connecting components and lightly screw in the bolts until they bite a little. Then tighten them a bit each until they're all tight and nothing tilts out. With a rotator in the mix, everything needs to be perfect.