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Old 03-06-2011, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Cosmic View Post
So im thinking that the standard Bintel Crayford Focuser 10:1 maybe not so good nor meant for imaging in the first place...I maybe wrong. But there is alot of slop when tightening the locking screw.
The focuser's probably alright. Just needs a bit of tweaking.

1_ Get a drill and make an extra two threaded holes at 60 degrees apart around your focuser ring so you get a good even tight hold of your camera on three points with two additional thumb screws.

2_ As fars at the draw tube goes, there will always be a bit of slop but if you tighten the focuser a bit harder and use extension tubes rather than racking it out it'll make a world of difference.

Try that first and see how it improves your imaging train.
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