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Old 02-04-2011, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by cookie8 View Post
Can't agree with you more Doug. there is no standardisation whatsoever.Take something as simple as slow motion control cables. The GSO ones has a bore ID of 7.5mm while the Skywatcher ones are 6mm.
I wanted to replace the short stiff GSO ones but the long flexible SW ones won't fit. Pulling my hairs out.
Same here with my tube rings.

Simple Tube Rings!

I mount one scope on top of the other by mounting one set of tube rings on top of the other.

All my tube rings have different threads Unbelievable!
Not only in diameter and thread count but imperial to metric as well.
The 2 sets of rings I use now have 3 different bolts in them.
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