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Originally Posted by Orion
What I do is first polish the Formica with car polish (wich is on the bottom of the rocker box, the opposite surface to the Teflon pads) and then take the excess polish off. I then put a very thin coating of armoral. The polish does make a difference and the telescope moves very smoothly and I haven't had any problems with dust so far.
I have not tried the silicon spray on the telescope but I have used it on my fishing reels, I don't see why it shouldn't work.
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Ed, All,
I have a polycarbonate ring I made at work(well got made
) That fits under the rocker box. Its about 1mm thick and I used a self adhesive laminate which was roll pressed on with a laminting machine.
This ring has a super smooth finish. I tried different surface types and found the smoother finishes worked best. I did try those super sliders I got at Bunnings but found they where not smooth enough and gripped a bit to much.
I also apply a little furniture polish on the ring which keeps it very smooth.
The ring I found best running on the original teflon pads.
I have no trouble tracking at 400x when needed
Not often!
Cheers.