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Old 21-07-2005, 11:35 PM
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Anymore mods?

For anybody interested,
Here are some pictures of my most recent mods to my 12" Dob.

The first one is the set of "bobs knobs", I made from a s/s bolt head, drilled out, then welded onto the original bolt. I can now turn the collimation screws with comfort by hand.

The second is of my flocking job . I used velvet from spotlight and stuck on with contact cement. I also painted the mirror cell flat black and the top rim. The secondary wasnt spared either. I used black texta and filled in the ground part of the mirror.

So when everything was assembled and collimated, I took a quick look outside with it, but couldnt tell any difference to be honest because as luck would have it, the moon today is at its peak of brightness. So I'll have to be patient and wait for the moon to fade

Now I have some felt left over to make a dew shield with but still havnt thought of what material to use and where to get it from??? Any ideas for a 12"?

Clear Skies!!!!
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