What Mods Have you Made. - Page 3

Starkler (Geoff) · #41 10-01-2005, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gaa_ian
Starkler .. where did you get the finder scope with the Diagonal ?
That is the only thing i am missing for easy seated observing. [/B]

For all things Orion

bytor666 · #42 11-01-2005, 08:30 PM

Here's a bunch of mods that I have done to my scope & my mount...I went and bought 4 of the 60mm magic Sliders from walmart and I put them on the bottom of the mount. The center has 1 magic slider on it & 4 milk jug washers....took it out last night and it turns purrrrrfect!!!!!!...woo-hoo...the other mods are self explanatory....

bytor666 · #43 11-01-2005, 08:32 PM

heres Mod #2...a skid for better eyepiece height because I'm only 5 feet tall !!!!!

bytor666 · #44 11-01-2005, 08:35 PM

...And yet another mod...moved finderscope,flocked opposite the focuser, added small RED LED lights to read star maps, added a brass handle for slewing scope.

bytor666 · #45 11-01-2005, 08:40 PM

Here is the center piece with the 4 milk jug washers and the remaining magic slider.

iceman (Mike) · #46 11-01-2005, 09:01 PM

Nice mods! Good work!

Late_Cretaceous · #47 12-01-2005, 10:27 AM

That is quite a nice setup you made for yourself Bytor. It seems that improving the pads on these scopes is everybody's first item on the agenda.

MintSauce (Gordon) · #48 12-01-2005, 10:42 AM

My GF suggested modding my scope because

"You've put it together upside down; the picture moves funny"

ving (David) · #49 12-01-2005, 02:48 PM

LMAO!!!
that takes some getting use to hey!

Starkler (Geoff) · #50 12-01-2005, 06:54 PM

Received it today, and I just had to fit it as soon as I got home from work

GSO Crayford focuser

http://gar.customer.netspace.net.au/scope2/crayf.JPG

iceman (Mike) · #51 12-01-2005, 08:37 PM

oooh purdy..

My shiny red one should arrive tomorrow I hope

rumples riot · #52 12-01-2005, 11:29 PM

Yes looks very nice, pity I can't put one of them on the back of my scope. Oh well maybe Meade will come up with something better than their current knurlled screw job for holding in my EP's. Already had one drop onto my feet. Luckily.

Late_Cretaceous · #53 13-01-2005, 02:29 AM

My GSO came with the compression locking ring on the focuser. Even the GSO eyepieces that came with it have a groove for the ring in the barrel. Isn't it standard on GSO's sold under different names?

silvinator · #54 15-01-2005, 06:04 PM

Great mods fellas! You're all quite clever and nifty aren't ya!
I haven't done any mods to my scope but I was considering flocking the inside of the tube. I've got the instructions but I'm just still a little timid about taking the scope apart to perform the delicate operation.

The only thing I have done to my scope so far was to replace the dovetail bar with a solid aluminum one that I bought from scopestuff. I feel a lot safer with my scope balanceing on that than the stock standard bar from Meade. To my horror, when I took the old bar off the mounting rings, I found the 6 metal washers that were holding the tube alignment bolt in place were all cracked!

The washers were so thin I'm surprised they didn't fall out when they cracked. I've now replaced them with thicker washers, I only ended up needing 4 in total. So it was lucky I replaced the bar otherwise, I would never have known how precariously my scope was balancing on those washers and that bar. I've attached a picture of the old bar and pointed out where the washers were sitting.

bytor666 · #55 16-01-2005, 12:14 PM

omg~!!!...thats Meade for ya!!!....just take a look at their cheap focusers in the 12.5 & 16 inch reflectors....theyre all made of PLASTIC !!!!.....LMAO...anyhoo...heres a new mod ive just done today....a light blocker/ dew shield. All credit goes to DON WYMAN for the idea.
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Mark G.
12' GSO SCOPE

silvinator · #56 16-01-2005, 12:20 PM

lol bytor

i have another major piece of surgery for my scope and that is to replace the finder (and probably the focuser too now that you mention it!) as one of the screws that hold the finder in place does not stay anymore - the thread has become worn out. How? I don't know. Must have something to do with Meade craftsmenship because I certainly wasn't rough with the thing, I'm a woman after all

I want to upgrade to something bigger like those raci and orion finders some of you guys have shown in the equip pics thread.
Nice looking dew shield by the way, what materials did you use?

Nortilus (Josh) · #57 17-01-2005, 12:42 PM

Ok, can someone please explain the milk jug thing to me.

iceman (Mike) · #58 17-01-2005, 02:09 PM

Go here:

Dob Base Mods on the IceInSpace website.

Starkler (Geoff) · #59 17-01-2005, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nortilus
Ok, can someone please explain the milk jug thing to me.

Read this and loook about halfway down the page.

iceman (Mike) · #60 17-01-2005, 03:40 PM

I added some slew knobs and base carry handles on the weekend..

Dob Base Mods