Aluminium focus wheels

[kuro]

I want to change the cheap looking plastic focus wheels on my scope for some nice ali ones. Does anyone know where to get some of these in the uk?

Orion do them but they only seem to be available in the states.

[John]

These people do them. Towards the bottom of the page:

246 Accessories ... Other - Teleskop-Express: Astro-Shop + Fotografie + Naturbeobachtung

They ship to the UK and are reputable. Not exactly cheap though, with shipping added on.

SCS Astro in Somerset are Orion (USA) dealers but don't seem to list the replacement focus wheels on their web site.

[steppenwolf]

I bought a couple of sets from SCS Astro in the UK but they may not do them any more because there was a quality issue with the rubber grips - I gave up on them and made my own using strips of inner tube.

[kuro]

Saw them on SCS but they are no longer available.

Might enquire about getting the brass type from the states as they are selling them cheap so postage may offset the total cost.