Well , I am a happy camper .
I did a cheeky thing a while ago and hit Codemonkey ( Lee ) up if he would sell the original 3inch R&P focuser off his 120mm SW Esprit refractor after he mentioned getting a Moon Light for his Esprit .
Being such a good guy it was not a problem and after the lost lock lever arrived from Tasco and the Moon Light fitted to his 120mm APO a deal was struck ,,,,
great deal too .
Thanks Lee.
The focuser arrived in short order (
thanks OZ Post ) but it was to small to fit the ID of the iStar tube being about 10mm bigger . what to do ??.
To cut a longish story short I made up a ring to fit both the OD of the R&P focuser and ID of the tube and as I had a day off yesterday fitted it , checked collumation and took her outside for a look at the moon ,,, but it rained here last night
, but looking better for tonight .
It looks very sexy on the iStar and has a nice feel , not quite as good as the FT3035 I had on my sold 127mm triplet but very nice at 1/10th the cost I ain't complaining .
Here is a few photos , its a well made and solid bit of gear and as a visual guy is more than up to the task , on that it held 1kg of Celestron 31mm Axiom LX eyepiece at vertical no problems .
Hope you all enjoy and as always comments welcome .
Brian.