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I did the usual dismantle of the focusor, clean out the glue grease and set the compression clamp with spacers. Remove the primary mirror cell and reset the rubber mirror clips so as to allow the mirror some slight movement. To stop the focusor tube from intercepting the light path i had to move the mirror forward 13mm by installing longer collimating bolts and springs. I have a lazy susan bearing coming, so work on the dob base will be ongoing. Having worked in engineering, tinkering is fun for me. First impression on the star test shows a little over correction but this is usual i hear for these scopes. With the moon low in the sky last night and seeing being far from good, craterlets in Plato were just starting to flicker into view. Going to have to machine a low profile adaptor for the focusor to allow binoviewer to reach focus with my 2x OCS. I have a Siebert 1.25x OCA which can reach focus using the standard 1.25 inch eyepiece holder that came with the scope. Both of these bino setups will work without the focusor tube interrupting the incoming light path. Some fun to be had.
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