Rotator rings...

[Fozzie]

It's cloudy, I'm bored, and I've been thinking about chasing my eyepiece around last time was was observing.

I've seen the thread on the jubilee clips and plastic strips, but then I had another thought... I did work experience at a gasket company once... 200mm x5mm rubber gaskets, rolled up on to the tube.. £10 for 4... Either side of the main rings...

Has anybody else used these, will they take the strain, and has anybody got any other suggestions?

[sbooder]

You don't want rubber, it produces too much friction against the tube ring.  It was me who posted the jubilee clip and box cable conduit for the rotation ring, I have been using the same one for 10 years now on three different scopes and it is still going.

[Fozzie]

In that case, for the sake of my back I'm going to completely pinch your idea sir!

[brantuk]

Just get another tube ring and do the Astro Baby mod

[Fozzie]

I did think about a second set of tube rings... Another visit to the AB Web site I think... Didn't spot that one.

[sbooder]

Yes, I saw this idea before I did mine and I thought I would get round to it but because what I did worked so well I saved myself the cost and the weight.  But I am sure it works well.

[sbooder]

Just so you can see what it looks like with my rotating ring.  And also it shows how you have to countersink the hinge bolt so the rings are flat against each other.