Hi guys,
I picked up an 8" skywatcher collapsible dob over christmas. It's a brilliant telescope (being my first Dobsonian), however I can't help but feel the movement of the scope is bit too difficult. (too much friction on the axis).
I've tried to loosen the bolt on the azimuth axis thinking maybe that was providing too much squeeze and making things tight. However after loosening this slightly it made little to no difference.
And the altitude axis is fine. But I wonder if replacing the guides with 2 ball bearings either side for the tube to sit against would that make a huge difference?
Has anyone modded their scopes to make moving it around easier and therefore smoother?
I have ordered a few bearings to put on the base to see if that helps with friction. If not I can always revert to the teflon pads.
But I would like to hear from anyone else who has modded their scopes.