How to make a Finder into a Right Angled Finder?

[OXO]

Hi All,

I was wondering if any of you know or have done anything like modding a finder scope into a right angle one with a diagnol? quite fancy doing this with mine esp on the C6-R.

James :?:

[Ant]

I guess you'd have to cut the tube down and add in a simple R&P focuser. Should be too hard I would imagine.

Then at least you could add a diagonal and use your standard EP's or even an illuminated EP.

Be interesting to see what you come up with

Ant

[Astroman]

The easy way is to take the prism out of an old pair of binos and fashion a wooden mounting adapter to the back of the finder. Focusing can be a trick, but the ones I've seen have sufficient travel in the threads to allow it. If not, you can always trim the finder tube.

[OXO]

I will give that a go Astroman and let you know how i get on wish me luck

James

[Astroman]

Best of luck, James! I've seen this method work here, so no reason it won't across the pond.

[OXO]

It sounds a simple enough Job with a little time i am sure i can get it just right.(famous last words)

Thanks Astroman

James

[Rob]

Good luck with james as I quite fancy one for the 127 mak!.

[GazOC]

One way , if you have the spares lying around, is to take two finders of differing focal lenghts and put the longer focal lenght lens on the shorter tube. Then you have the extra fl to use .925 and bring it into focus.

it's not really cost effective though unless you have the gear lying around as 'junk'.

[weareborg]

I have done this with an old Meade 6x30 finder my friend gave me. All I did was fitted the diagonal from a Tasco 600 DST refractor (you know the type ) and worked out roughly where the eypiece would come to focus. I then cut down , before the eyepiece end, the tube and used a piece of PVC tubing to hold the two halves together. looks pretty ugly, but it works a treat.

Andy

[OXO]

Hello Andy,

Thanks for that, i have the same plan here just going to get some pvc pipe from B@Q then it will be finished .

James

[FLO]

I can see the attraction of a RA finder but personally I prefer the both eyes open method of finding which isn't possible with an RA finder. 

Just my opinion

Steve

[GazOC]

Thats the big disadvantage Steve