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Thanks Allan, I saw an ad for the TS Optics reducer/flattener some time ago but I think it was for the 8" & 10" version.
Greg, if the scope pans out then maybe I might buy a more expensive reducer/flattener. I have to get a star test in first (cloud for miles at present and not looking like it will go away) and do some final collimation. So James you may be onto something, but it does seem like a lot to pay for a reducer or flattener.
Mark, just some cursory things. The smell of the optics are just like when you open a C14. The over coating must be the same product and internally everything looks great. There are no baffles in tube, which is odd but the ray trace may have not needed them on this model. The tube appears to be reasonably thick without being too heavy and all the fixings are what appears to be stainless, but I bet they are just chrome, several months of weather will tell me what is going on. The focusor looks really beefy and just moving the scope via the focusor on a table over looking the valley the image does not go out of collimation. There might be some flex though and as I said before I need to check this against a star test via video (that will tell me what is going on). The ring sets and dove tails seem fine with a reasonable thickness. Maybe some time down the track when and if I modify the scope to a carbon truss I will create a really beefy ali frame to support the whole scope. For now though this seems ok. Overall the only stand out concerns I have is the seam in the tube and the possible flex in the rear assembly. I don't recall ever reading those concerns from former or current 10" owners. If Doug or someone could chime in here it would be great.
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