If someone came to me with a problem of rust, I would take their tube, strip it bare, etch the surface and have it powder coated.
yep - my 10" is powder coated steel tube (had another like that) - and most of my mates home maders were - awesome - got some surface rust with some tiny little scratches - but otherwise 11 or so years later nuthin' and believe me that has been to hell and back.
Last edited by fringe_dweller; 27-12-2005 at 12:25 AM.
Hi All,
I think the thing to remember is,this problem is NOT going to cure it self,and its not going to go away.
Something has to be done reasonably quickly BEFORE the Scope self destructs.
I still believe a word to the supplier is worthwhile,after all,rightly,or wrongly,it IS their reputation that will suffer, sooner,or later, if they ignore the facts.
THERE IS A PROBLEM,
Surely, the supplier is aware, although he hasn't actually made the scope,and certainly hasn't caused the problem,as the seller,he is the one who is going to undure the negative advertising.
MY POINT IS THIS,
If you bought an acme brand tv set,that didn't work,would you contact Acme,in China, or would you go straight back to where you bought it from?
Regards.
John
I have had my Andrews bought GS dob for 18 months. No rust, great views and good support from Lee (not that I have needed much) Ring the man, give him a chance to consider it and then see what he recommends. I have had no problems with either lee or the 12 inch GS.
Just my 2c worth
Maynard
I had the same prob with my new dob. The retailer was very helpful and replaced it for me. Anything you buy new should be designed to operate perfectly {or near it} for quite a long time. Nothing should begin rusting on a scope for along time as they are used at night and spend most of that time covered in dew. You would assume that they would be designed with this in mind, but ive come across a few that didnt seem to be. Anyway, ice is right, it dosnt affect performance, but it still shouldnt happen
yep - my 10" is powder coated steel tube (had another like that) - and most of my mates home maders were - awesome - got some surface rust with some tiny little scratches - but otherwise 11 or so years later nuthin' 
and believe me that has been to hell and back.
