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  1. Thanks for this guidance! You are all correct, it may well be impossible, however I feel it would be a pretty good waste of the existing mechanics and the primary mirror to call it a lost cause altogether (at least at this point). I did manage to find a duplicate scope for sale online. I'm going to research more and see if I can't find a corrector plate for this model. It does have a Serial number on a small faceplate. And Meade itself is not terribly far from where I live, I pass by that city at least once per month. At any rate - I will keep you all posted, and will heed your guidance that this may be mission impossible. Going to start with my local scope shop next, and see what they say about the possibility of ordering replacement parts, etc. Then I can scour the web for matching scopes that might work for parts, etc., or contact Meade directly. I'm still blessed to have my 4.5" Meade - so this is just a fun project in my view - if it does end up working that would be icing on an otherwise delicious cake... Thanks again!
  2. Thanks Merlin66! I see it. Hadn't gotten that far into the pdf. You are right, that looks like a perfect match, especially the base. Of note - I very much doubt I will try to restore the drive motor. If I can get the optics working with a new plate and manually point the scope at planets and other easily trackable objects, that counts as a win for me! Going to do some more research and also consult my local scope shop when I understand this unit better. Thanks again - more to come as it develops...
  3. This link is very helpful, thanks so much! Page 14 seems to be a match.
  4. Thanks to you both! That's a lead, I will follow it up. So if it is supposed to have a corrector plate, I'm assuming it's a Schmidt or a Schmidt-Cassegrain. You are correct, this would be very difficult to reproduce in my shop, I may need to find a replacement part if one exists. A quick google search for the LX5 SCT (mine is an 8") yielded this picture, which seems to match up pretty well: This also immediately answers my eyepiece questions - it goes on the back of the scope! (My smaller meade has an eyepiece on the side). I'll keep everyone posted. Really appreciate your guidance, and the speed you all problem solve!
  5. Apologies all - I think the issue was the link was through gmail (instead of a hosted site. I've uploaded the image directly here, let me know if that works Thanks again!
  6. I recently acquired an old 8" Meade telescope (neighbors put it out on the curb when vacating a house). It seems to be missing a spider (actually there is a daddy long legs in residence, but you know what I mean), and a secondary mirror, and an eyepiece. That being said, the primary mirror looks to be undamaged (if dirty). I've built a newtonian reflector from scratch decades ago, but have been using a 4.5" Maksutov-Cassegrain (also Meade) for at least a decade and it has been perfect for my needs. I would like to see if I can refurbish this older 8" - and am hoping to figure out the model number, so that I can identify all of the parts the unit had originally, in order to decide how best to replace/reproduce each. Of note - I have access to 3d design software and several 3d printers, and may want to create a custom spider and/or scan the original, so that I can share the .stl file with the community at large (so that others can simply print the file, without having to do the design work). If anyone can point me in the direction of the model number for this unit, I will do my best to keep this thread up to date with my progress on restoring this piece. Thanks in advance. I'm brand new here, but have been reading on this forum today and am very impressed with the wealth of combined knowledge and experience you all share. A snapshot of this scope is below. Best.
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