Hi all,
When I purchased my new 12” SW Dob I was keen to fit another 10:1 focuser to it.
I had a 10” GSO with one and I loved it. But I could not afford a feather touch or moon lite.
The new SW had a nice crayford on it but still not a 10:1. And once you use one it’s very hard not to have one.
But GSO and SW parts do not match.
So I remembered Daniel (danielsun) changed his 10” SW
So search the threads I found the information I needed.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=16406
I did not have any access to a lathe. Even if I did I could not use it!!
So I printed Daniels photo’s and thread comments.
Took the 2 focusers down to an engineer near where I work.
We use him for fittings and maintenance at work.
He looked at it all and said should be fine. I gave him some more measurements as I wanted some more in focus.
The photos tell the rest of the story. It all came together very nicely.
It cost more than I had hoped for. But you soon forget such things.
As long as it works and your happy.
Also I re greased the GSO focuser and used this web page to help.
http://www.backyardvoyager.com/gsofocuser.html
But there are some differences in the newer focusers.
Cheers Dave.
