Could someone please tell me if the rotation bits on the sides of the tubes on a dobsonian can be taken of when used on a german equitorial and which scope is the better of the Bintel and Andrews versions or indead are they the same. l'm refering to the 12" model. Thanks.
They are identical Mick. The Bintel one has a Bintel sticker on it though! The GS 12" 'Deluxe' has the works: cooling fan, Crayford focuser, Matt Black inside the tube, BK7 glass.
Yes the round bearings come off. They are held on with only 2 screws (nuts and Philips head bolts actually), and easy to get off!
Which EQ mount will you be using? I was wondering myself which EQ mount would hold the 12".
Slice, the 10" is fine, the dob tube isn't for me, a friend of mine is just getting into astronomy and were looking at putting the tube on an eq mount for him. The trouble is it looks like you cannot buy a tube assembly on it's own you have to buy the mount as well.
I never really used the 10" because l found the meade not long after l bought it but since l've set it up l must say that the views are really quite good and the eq6 is a very solid mount maybe if l had of used it a bit more l never would of bought the meade.
Sorry Mick I thought it was for you.
No they dont sell the ot seperate. As you now know.
You can buy the whole scope or just the mirror.
I asked prior to buying mine.
