Flocking and primary phobia?

[emadmoussa]

OK, I am on the verge of flocking...just waiting for the flocking material to be back in stock. Guess what? I don't have a clue how to remove the primary mirror on the Skaywatcher 300P Flextube. Not to ,mention I am freaked out by the idea..

Anyhoo, can anybody help with with a visual guide on primary removal please?

[laser_jock99]

Didn't remove my spiders for flocking. Just flocked right up to the vanes from each direction.

[michaeldurban]

here's a small guide...

I also didn't remove my spider and carefully flocked around it.

The primary is easily detached, by unscrewing the 6 philips screws at the end.

Just make sure your scope is level and that the front end of your scope is resting

on something soft and supportive.

The balance will shift as you remove your primary, and the front end with your secondary

in it will drop like a see-saw.

support the ring which holds your primary as you remove the screws.

It will remain in the scope anyway and you need to twist it gently. Then it

will come out as a whole unit..meaning the mirror and the cell which holds the mirror.

Make a small mark on the ring (which holds the mirror) and on the OTA itself, this i did for

alignment so that when I put the mirror back the mark on the white ring and the OTA match up,

this is to make double sure that you return your mirror to it's original spot..

As a precaution i always use surgical gloves.

that's how it comes out...eh, less the threading of course

When I removed the mirror cell I just double checked the center spot with fishing line

which I span across the mirror clips.

Turns out it was off...and I re-spotted the mirror..

anyway..don't be too scared, ask someone to help you as you remove the mirror cell.

Like I've said, it may take a bit of wiggeling but there's nothing to be afraid of..even if you touch

the mirror with your fingers it is easily cleaned with isopropyl.

good luck, and have fun...!

Michael..

[emadmoussa]

here's a small guide...

I also didn't remove my spider and carefully flocked around it.

The primary is easily detached, by unscrewing the 6 philips screws at the end.

Just make sure your scope is level and that the front end of your scope is resting

on something soft and supportive.

The balance will shift as you remove your primary, and the front end with your secondary

in it will drop like a see-saw.

support the ring which holds your primary as you remove the screws.

It will remain in the scope anyway and you need to twist it gently. Then it

will come out as a whole unit..meaning the mirror and the cell which holds the mirror.

Make a small mark on the ring (which holds the mirror) and on the OTA itself, this i did for

alignment so that when I put the mirror back the mark on the white ring and the OTA match up,

this is to make double sure that you return your mirror to it's original spot..

As a precaution i always use surgical gloves.

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that's how it comes out...eh, less the threading of course

When I removed the mirror cell I just double checked the center spot with fishing line

which I span across the mirror clips.

Turns out it was off...and I re-spotted the mirror..

anyway..don't be too scared, ask someone to help you as you remove the mirror cell.

Like I've said, it may take a bit of wiggeling but there's nothing to be afraid of..even if you touch

the mirror with your fingers it is easily cleaned with isopropyl.

good luck, and have fun...!

Michael..

Thank you. Much appreciated!

[Daniel-K]

Take the white bit off the end of the upper truss its inly screwed on by about 6 small Phillips screws and you will get a very neat job done when flocking

[michaeldurban]

let us know how everything went...

Hope you have clearer skies than I do...

cheers!