View Single Post
  #6  
Old 12-02-2013, 12:45 PM
Astro_Bot's Avatar
Astro_Bot
Registered User

Astro_Bot is offline
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 1,605
It's a common problem with that (cheap) design. The top does indeed wobble if screwed up any distance, which affects line-of-sight to the crosshairs and therefore accuracy.

The problem with glue alone is that you don't know that the top part is straight/centred when the glue sets.

The top of the eyepiece unscrews completely, so I used cardboard shims (with a hole in the middle - trial and error to find the right thickness) so that the top part could be screwed down tight (and straight) at the right focal point. I later found some rubber mat that was the right thickness and used that as it was less likely to unscrew compared to cardboard. A large machine washer might also work.

If you try any of these and find they work, you could glue them in place permanently, but I don't see the point as you can simply tighten the top part before use.

HTH
Reply With Quote