Tinker1947

Well the sun came out and i used my tea break to put the EP's in the Obby and take a picture......the stumpy black caps are the TeleVue end caps for when i have more than one out, also shows a Baader 1.25" - 2" Click-Lock and there brand of Collimator....

Very nice

I like the Type 4 Nagler eyepieces, I used to have the 22mm and loved it.

The 22mm and the 12mm are on the hit list, should be this side of Xmas.....

Its here nice and shiny, weights in at 26.24 Oz or 744 Grammes, my favourite size in the 10" Newt is show do well in the 12" Dob, i will get the Ep's lined up in the Obby a bit later.

TeleVue EP incoming from Telescope House...Piccy tomorrow......

The exit pupil is ok for me, the views are really nice crisp and clear.....

Moved them from the middle of the back wall to the door end as they get used in a Dob now, likely buys in the future 12mm, 17mm and 22mm Naglers.......

Very nicely done Mike, let me know when your about after this weekend i will pop over.......

The colour of the sky tonight you better make sure its in the closed position.....nice to hear its getting sorted.....

Might be the right time to rethread the other grub screw to 5mm while its in bits......

Good job and the blockage, and good news on beating the beast, if you just want to get out for a change of air pop over you have the phone number......

I have thought about using APT with a DLSR afocal with a high power EP, so as i adjust, the image in APT on the PC screen will change should work ok just need a clear sky and make it the first task in the evening......but thats a nice write up and will help people that are not to sure........

While you're in the hospital see about borrowing one of those camera's they put where the sun don't shine might sort your bit of pipe out, good luck with the treatment...Regards Ray

Is this when they're all bunched together if so then a single cable at a time may well work.......

I have met this " Bits and Bobs" Guy he ain't as cheap as he would make out, nice to see its nearer to completion.....

Mine are in size order and brand,,,,,

I would look at moving the mount round 180' so the weights are attached first over a north facing leg, they can't topple over then, and looking through the polar scope is a lot more comfortable with the 2 rear legs spread out......

Well done with the build so far, coming along nicely....

I ordered a Canon 600D Astro Modified from Cheap Astrophotography last Sunday 16th, next day received a E-mail on Monday morning confirming the order, further e-mails as the work progressed, the Camera arrived this morning with all the normal bits in the box charger, usb lead, shoulder strap ect, in the Camera a 8 gig SD card, in one of the E-mails a full list of what setting ect to use including a setting for normal day light photography, very please with the service and can only recommend this Company to anybody requiring a modded Canon....

Spraying gets in all the bits a brush won't.....not much in the price once you factor in a throw away brush.....

You know where i am if you need a hand, sorry the hospital visit went the wrong way..

If your question is aimed at my Oak Pier then so far only used the C11 for viewing but its a solid piece of wood 4' in the ground, 6" X 6"  wide pea shingle keeps it in place and insulated from the Obby wooden floor, I see your in North West Norfolk feel free to PM me and pop round for a look i'm close to Hunstanton on the A149.....

I had a couple of adapters stuck i brought some rubber coated cloves with thermal liners for when i am out in the obby, well after several different attempt to undo them i put the clove on and pressed the adapter tightly between and twisted, the things parted as they have never been stuck, the gloves are named " CAT Diesel Power" the inner part a rough rubber

These .......

 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Caterpillar-Workwear-Thermal-Gripper-Gloves/dp/B0054ZHLCQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391648122&sr=8-1&keywords=cat+diesel+power+gloves

These will screw (4 of them) into concrete tighten them down so the nut and washer are at the bottom of the thread, then put a nut and washer on each one place the base of a pier on the 4 threads then another nut and washer to hold the pier in place, you can then adjust the height of the nuts and washers to get the pier up right, if your pier base has more hole then add the rawbolts, use a piece of 1/4" ply as a template, your holding your pier in place the same way the giant wind turbines are held just bolted round the base into a concrete block....

 http://www.orbitalfasteners.co.uk/en/categories/stainless-steel-through-bolt-fixings

I had a guy in the village with a 1.5 tonne tipper delivery 1.5 tonnes of 22mm cost £55 plus £10 for the delivery the local quarry is less than 1/2 mile away, local builders merchants delivery 2 x 880 kilobags for £90...the  driveway has 12 tonnes on it around 10 years back, just needs topping up in places, my Obby area takes about 3 tonnes nearly finished....

Sticking a pathway down to cross wet grass ect, i would go with a border along each side of the pathway, then 20mm shingle to fill the gap between, there are a couple of reasons, it provides drainage to the pathway, it won't freeze over and become slippery, so you then end up on the grass so you don't slip over, should it be required to be level with the lawn just needs a bit of digging out, inlay a brick edging and fill with 20mm about 2-3" deep....