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I think you might be right ?

Nope. Teleskop Service only include jelly sweets in their boxes

Sorry, a typo - it is an Ercole Mini, not a Giro Mini It's exactly the same as the one I had a couple of years ago apart from the white bit, which looks like it is made of Teflon.

A new Tele Optic Giro Mini arrived today from Teleskop Service. The white central bearing looks a bit strange but I might learn to live with it ?

I posted this before seeing @John's other thread - honest I did! ?

ED150 and the matching CNC dovetail and rings?

Very nice, Alan. The final piece of my Nirvana Jigsaw arrived last week from FLO. This is what Nirvana looks like...

You would need a space 23cm x 14cm x 10cm to fit the OTA and holder bracket/rings fully assembled excluding the extension tube and any other accessories.

Good to know and I look forward to looking through this. I can assure you my Fracs are feeling no stress as a result of this latest purchase ?

The light bucket is now ready to go ?

I have a spare one if you want it ?

I don't mind that to be honest, @Gina - the purchase was part of a bigger plan to free up money for other uses. I sold some very expensive kit but decided I didn't want to do without the use of a nice big reflector for whenever it takes my fancy to use one. By the time I sell the accessories that I don't need and taking the discount, this thing will have cost me around £200. Not bad given that I planned to buy a new focuser for a 6" Orion Optics F11 Dob that currently doesn't have one but will now inherit the GSO Crayford from this scope when I fit my FeatherTouch Crayford to the 10" F5. Some creative maths then tells me the 10" only cost around £50

As you know I had cause to empty my Tele Vue account a few months ago - it was very sad to see them all shipped off to new foster homes But fortunes change, and I now have a very nice box of 100º monsters and a full set of 70º XWs. I have kept a small token of green and black in Nostalgia Corner in the hope that one day they might all return Yes, I know, there are overlaps - but I keep telling myself it's ok

I have a brother-in-law who is a panel beater by trade. Dent? What dent?

Correct! But it is the Altair-branded version There is a lovely dent in the bottom half of the tube which doesn't encroach on the light path and attracted a suitable discount. Very nice CNC dual-speed focuser and sturdy rings which are now attached to a 15" ADM Losmandy plate and the handle that you can see in the picture. Very pleased

There is something very similar to that in a box in my garage, @Stu ?

Can you tell what it is yet?... The box is 137cm x 47cm x 47 cm

Will be sure to let you know, John. I have been very impressed with the others so far so when this came up I couldn't resist.

Courtesy of @Ricochet this arrived today...

That is a brilliant idea. Thanks for sharing ?

I second that - it's a very well made focuser at this price.

We will look out for it in the Classifieds, John ? PS: I know how this goes - I've bought and sold three myself

It's just as well there are no pedants here on SGL to jump on that one So, what is the story behind the four year wait? Lost in the post or just a longer waiting list than a 15" Frac?

@FLO sell them cheaper than Berlebach - and with cheaper shipping ?

the mechanism is shown in the pictures on the Berlebach website https://www.berlebach.de/?bereich=details&id=99&sprache=english