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collimator - what collimator....?
rmcpb - are your comments at variance with Erick's? I thought he was saying that he found the Orion tool less useable than the one he used recently, that he thought came from Andrews Comm....(Erick, were you referring to what is generally called the orion collimator/sight tube ?)
Bintel recently gave me the same comments re the chesire they stocked - they've slashed its price but think it's an inferior device and not worth buying (how's that for product un-endorsement!)
Personally, I'm sick and tired of "collimating" my newt with a modified film canister!!!???!!! (I use the word "collimate" very loosely, even though I think I've achieved marvellous results with this crude device in the short time I've had my 10" dob.)
Bintel tell me (constantly) that their next shipment is imminent: I'd be very interested to hear some views on the qualities/effectiveness of collimators that are currently available have read - I'm also waiting for a laser job but understand they are best for fine-tuning collimation.
On another note, what's your take on the Round Table Platforms rmcpb? - I'm awaiting delivery in a few weeks of one myself.....regards, Kkm.
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