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  1. Yes Mark everything went great apart from that but all is good now, all back together, apart from a little play in ra axis, might need nipping up a tad more Cheers
  2. Superb work mark and thanks for the info. The threaded collar under the ota mounting plate refused to move for me but apart from that I managed to strip it all down and clean and re-grease everything. Tested it tonight and it was amazing apart from a little play in the ra axis, might not have tightened this enough when reassembling. Many thanks Mike
  3. This part had me beat and couldn’t undo threaded collar 😔
  4. Do we still have any Tal 2 users on here? Been a few years since this topic was posted, I'm a new Tal fan having bought a cheap wrecked Tal 1 and restoring it, I then went and purchased a Tal 100r refractor and restored. Now I have acquired 2 x Tal 2 monsters that I wish to restore and use, (keep one for spares etc). Just in the process of stripping the mount down and oh boy bit more complicated than a Tal 1 mount! I've read the articles and downloaded Andy H's pdf's but if I get stuck do we still have experts on here to help?
  5. Hi Simon, Thank you for the warm welcome back, although i never really went away as astronomy never leaves you even when you have no scope, always find myself looking up at the stars at any opportunity. I managed to buy a Skywatcher 150p second hand recently as just a stop gap till i buy my main scope, i was very impressed with the builld quality of the SW hence why I would consider a 250p, price is very good too! Focusers can be easily upgraded if need be, love the base you made, quality! And yes we could do with some good weather and clear skies asap! All the best for new year Mike.
  6. Hi there That looks impressive and love custom made bases! Thank you for posting Mike.
  7. Hi David I totally forgot about brexit and the import duties/tax, should of bought one months ago! Appreciate the input, i'll have a look at those options Many thanks Mike.
  8. Hello to all, Im an old member returning to the hobby after a few years break and im scopeless of sorts. Problem now is choosing the right scope, things have moved on a little but not much, my previous scopes included a Meade 16" Lightbridge, an Orion XT10i, Meade LXD 75 refractor. The ideal scope for me now would be a 10" dobsonian, not too big too handle and purely for visual, i did consider a 12" dob but starts getting a bit awkward storing and transporting, bit like the 16" Meade did. I've been looking at the Orion XT10 plus as i didnt use the handset on my previous 10i and it seems a fair price, and also the TS GSO 10" deluxe scope but i have no experience or knowledge about these scopes, and the Sky Watcher 10" dob which is half the price of the Orion and GSO. Ideally i just want the best quality one out the choices i have, i know they might even roll out the same factory but there must be some slight differences with mirrors, focusers etc and the base obviously. I've been reading up on here and other forums but the more i look the more difficult its becoming. I live in the UK also so availability must be easy in a already dried up market Would really appreciate as much help as possible Thank you Mike.
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