10mm stuck inside my 3x Barlow

[saturndarren]

Silly me, thought I was being clever by buying me a 3 x barlow. Went to have a peek at Jupiter the other night and found the 10mm very difficult to sit straight while in the dark. Managed to get a peek nether the less. So today, looking at why my 20mm slots in very nicely, using the little bolt to hold it in. Put in the 10mm and again it didn't sit straight, so I pushed it in - too far now that I can't get it out.

Any suggestions? 

[LukeSkywatcher]

Sounds like its been double threaded (screwed in at an angle). Then again, EP's dont screw into barlows, they just sit in and then locked in with retaining screw on barlow. 

Can you post a pic of the barlow and EP?. As close-up and focused as possible of the problem area.

[coulthamst]

Try cooling the pair in the fridge, then take them out taking  care not to touch the eyepiece. Hold the Barlow nosepiece in your clenched hand - or wrapped in a warmed up cloth - and after a short time try to withdraw the eyepiece again. With luck the Barlow will expand with the heat, while the eyepiece remains cold.

[gkec]

Can you unscrew the barlow lens from the barrel and push the eyepiece out from the other end? 

[LukeSkywatcher]

A little bit of brute force may work. You wont crack any lens as you are only handling the casings of both. Cooling them down could be worth a shot as you will cause the casings to contract (shrink) and they may come apart. 

[saturndarren]

thanks guys, I unscrewed the lens off the Barlow and pushed the 10mm out with the butt of a marker pen. No damage.
 

[Matt Scunthorpe]

How was the view through a 3x barlowed 10mm? A lot of magnification right there.

Matt.

[saturndarren]

How was the view through a 3x barlowed 10mm? A lot of magnification right there.

Matt.

it brought out the bands across jupiter, but as I'm still having issues with tracking it didn't last long.