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Hi Shaun..I
I'm sure Andrews, Bintel sell a replacement right-angle for about $99.00..also spare eyepiece case are available for a few dollars each..
You could try a multi-compartment hobbybox from Hardware/variety stores for about $10.00 to store your eyepieces, filters, collimation tools, cleaning equipment, etc.
As for eyepiece care..don't clean them unless you really have to..if you have to remove any dust..use canned airbrush or similar..the eyepieces have an anti-reflective coating which can scratch easily..fingerprints or oily deposits can be removed (after dusting first) by using the corner of a rolled-up tissue damped with isopropyl alcohol and using the weight of the tissue only move the tip across the surface of the eyepiece...you can finish off with a "lens pen"
If you had to assemble the base of your Dob..a handy tip would be to smear some silicone on the exposed particleboard edges, holes. this will help stop moisture being absorbed and damaging it.
There is a lot learn and do..so browse around this great forum...Lots of good folk here!
Cheers!
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