Hello folks,

I came across a Swift 831 tube,in the delivery box from the revered Charles Frank, postmarked October '61 complete with an inverter, 40mm Ach. Huygen' and a 26mm Kellner lens. My dream is fullfilled only 49 years after I first saw one. The task now is to sensitively fasten it to an equatorial mount. Easier sad than done as the tube rings, spotter scope and tripod etc were not in the package when said car booter cleared the house. Just tried it propped on a rotary dryer, and even allowing for the unconventional post, it was BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Far better than my 6" (sorry 150mm) reflector on its Dobsonisn mount.

Has anyone a good idea where to source Classic components please? (That is with a very big coloured in " P".:hello2: