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Originally Posted by Lee
Did you just remove the barrel from the focuser, drill and tap it?
I think removing wobble is Moonlites rationale behind their 'smooth bore to T-thread' adaptors...
I'm awaiting my Glatter collimator to be delivered to collimate mine, may have to look into a mod like this....
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yes, drill tap new holes and also make a small opening in the outer cover flange to clear the extra screw head. The screws have to be on a part of the barrel that clears the internal bits of the focuser - there is plenty of clear space though. The barrel comes out easily when the main shaft is slid out. I put the inner screw on the inner edge of the solid section of the barrel - not the undercut bit.
Doesn't turn it into a Moonlite by any means, but the scope is now quite effective for imaging with a lightweight camera - it wasn't beforehand
edit: just noticed that Televue use conical mating surfaces in the focusers on the NP scopes - guess that would be an even better solution.