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Old Samson Mount
I have 8" Newtonian version of this 10" Newt. ex-Amateur Astronomer's Supply Co. - Vintage 1972 one. I was going to bid on this old beauty.
The mount is very strongly built in some places but is inadequately built in others. Beware the grub screws. The clutch is just a small brass plate inside. Needs to be well balanced. I would not bother with the big heavy old 11" diam tube, but rather bung on a new Guan Sheng F4 12" OTA . The clock drive should be good enough for short exposures .
last forever.
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