Replacement eyepiece holder screw for sw flextube 200p

[Magnifying_Jim]

One of the thumbscrews on the 1.25" ep holder of my flextube 200p has gone missing. Where can I buy replacements?

[JamesF]

One of the telescope shops might be able to supply some, or you may find them on astroboot. Otherwise we came to the conclusion the other day that they're an M3 thread, so pretty much any M3 knurled screw should do the job. Something like this, perhaps? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/180919174724

James

[Magnifying_Jim]

Thanks James. Appreciate it. J.

[acey]

You probably only really need one anyway - try tilting your scope with your heaviest, bulkiest eyepiece and see if there's any real chance of mishap. I got fed up fiddling with thumbscrews on my 300p flextube and got a twist-lock adapter instead - I find it far more convenient. (Can't vouch for the vendor - it was just the first link I found).

http://www.rotherval...ring_d2911.html

[sunshine185]

Acey, this adapter thingy you got, where does it go? Does it fit into the 1.25" ep holder or does it replace it altogether? If it fits in the focusser and replaces the stock 1.25 and 2" adapters this would be ideal for my binoviewer set-up.

[Spec-Chum]

You probably only really need one anyway - try tilting your scope with your heaviest, bulkiest eyepiece and see if there's any real chance of mishap. I got fed up fiddling with thumbscrews on my 300p flextube and got a twist-lock adapter instead - I find it far more convenient. (Can't vouch for the vendor - it was just the first link I found).

http://www.rotherval...ring_d2911.html

I can vouch for this Vendor as being excellent

[knobby]

Acey, this adapter thingy you got, where does it go? Does it fit into the 1.25" ep holder or does it replace it altogether? If it fits in the focusser and replaces the stock 1.25 and 2" adapters this would be ideal for my binoviewer set-up.

Like this...

I found with mine that it wouldn't quite go in far enough with the 2" extension and not out quite far enough without it!

It was ok with my Baader zoom but none of my other EP's

[sunshine185]

thanks knobby, it looks the business, not sure if it'd work for me though. i am struggling to work out how i could do it.

[knobby]

How about this one ... I ended up getting instead

Baader cliklok screws onto the t thread

[sunshine185]

they both look great, btw, what did you do with the Antares one?

[knobby]

Sitting in my EP box ...

[sunshine185]

Ok, no worries knobby.

[JamesF]

As an addendum to this thread, found these linked elsewhere and thought they might well work as eyepiece retaining bolts:

http://www.a2a4.com/acatalog/M3_KNURLED_THUMB_SCREWS_H_T_464.html

James

[JamesF]

And I almost had an accident when I saw these:

http://www.wdsltd.co.uk/products/Machine-Parts/Metal-Hand-Screws-and-Hand-Nuts/

James