helios carbon fibre 6" f5

[A McEwan]

Here's my 90mm Triplet. Funny thing is, I can't find the edge of the sticky to find out what colour it is underneath...

Ant

[nightfisher]

Here's my 90mm Triplet. Funny thing is, I can't find the edge of the sticky to find out what colour it is underneath...

Ant

Nice ant, very nice:cool:

[A McEwan]

Nightfisher, yours has a 'darker' look about it - a bit more 'industrial'. Looks really good and suits the style of the scope very much! I'd love to try one of those 6" f5s one day - especially a carbon-suited one!

Ant

[russ]

Just the shiny gloss finish....it was cheaper

[astroimpulse]

Ant, that scope is beautiful.

Russ...shiny gloss FTW

[nightfisher]

been popping air bubbles, think i have got all of them now!

and lettering applied, just need clear skies and some time to get out

[astroimpulse]

Looks the mutt's nuts, that does.

[jnc71106]

Looks very good I'm just about to do my 8" newt

How did you pop the bubbles? And where did you get the sticker made ?

[nightfisher]

Looks very good I'm just about to do my 8" newt

How did you pop the bubbles? And where did you get the sticker made ?

when i did the carbon wrap i rolled the tube onto the sheet, lucky the st150 is really solid, using a model making knife i "stabbed" each bubble with the point, then pressed the carbon back down.

there are lots of companys that do the lettering, look for lazer cut sign makers

[A McEwan]

Tres Cool!

[F15Rules]

Looks like a new scope Jules...

Now, I'm sure I have a an old Carbon Fibre fishing rod in the shed (my other hobby:p)...the rod is 13 foot long, I wonder if I unravel it carefully I'd have enough to cover about 4foot of an F8 EVO? Would need 3 or 4 rods methinx:D.

And Jules, being CF "lookalike" rather than true CF, you're scope is less likely to act as a lightning conduction and kill you!..Ant, hope your life insurance is up to date!:eek:

only joking..

Dave

[nightfisher]

Looks like a new scope Jules...

Now, I'm sure I have a an old Carbon Fibre fishing rod in the shed (my other hobby:p)...the rod is 13 foot long, I wonder if I unravel it carefully I'd have enough to cover about 4foot of an F8 EVO? Would need 3 or 4 rods methinx:D.

And Jules, being CF "lookalike" rather than true CF, you're scope is less likely to act as a lightning conduction and kill you!..Ant, hope your life insurance is up to date!:eek:

only joking..

Another angler eh!

dont even think about carbon wrap for the evostar, go with the tal white, much nicer on a long focus frac! if i end up with a 150 evo it will get the white treatment

[PaulG]

This looks the biz.

When you have wrapped the CF all the way around the OTA, how do you make a nice neat job of the join?.

I have a F8.3 Helios, might give this ago.

Paul

[nightfisher]

This looks the biz.

When you have wrapped the CF all the way around the OTA, how do you make a nice neat job of the join?.

I have a F8.3 Helios, might give this ago.

Paul

i cut the sheet to the correct size, to gain a tidy seem, but i did not allow for stretch in the material, so the join has over lapped by a couple of mm, but it is on the underside and does not bother me

[nightfisher]

An important update:

i have the st150 on the mount, the sky is fairly good and the stars are very crisp!

using the 40mm plossl at mo, hope to find some thing interesting tonight, so far very pleased with the wide field views

[Kaminovs]

Hey guys,

One question is: How you managed putting edges together than they meet after going around tube?

Was it overlap? or edge to edge?

Where did you made edge? on same spot there tube metal connects?

Info needed!

Cheers!

[spaceboy]

Am I soon to see a thread: PIMPED CARBON FIBER 250PX

[Kaminovs]

Well its part of ongoing process of refurbishing my new kit

Was thinking on painting it , but with all the holes there is on my new ota, its much more practical to cover it with vinyl.

[spaceboy]

I agree. Will be a lot quicker and no doubt cost effective, not to mention it will look cool.

[nightfisher]

could be a big job on a 250px at a guess you might need to spend maybe £30 on vinyl wrap and put something on the inside of the holes you are covering, or dust will collect on the sticky parts, have the seem where you will see it least

i fancy taking carbon of and getting it powder coated in white, that was plan A

[Kaminovs]

Aye, paid 30 something for a high quality automotive vinyl. large enought to leave for excesses. Will post indepth process later as it will be done.

[nightfisher]

Aye, paid 30 something for a high quality automotive vinyl. large enought to leave for excesses. Will post indepth process later as it will be done.

if i can give one bit of advice, it would be take your time and have a good think about the job start to finish;)

[spaceboy]

Wet the tube first as well. You can re-position it easier and use a credit card to stroke out and bubbles.

[jnc71106]

Water with a little bit of washing up liquid work really well gives you time to move the vinyl and get it in place makes getting bubbles out easier as well

[bcfcciderhead]

Search "evilbay" for the bubble free type, it has little voids on the sticky side to help push the trapped air out (or something like that).

A sheet to do my little 102 mak is £6:50