THE FAULKS 20" F4 DOB BUILD

[faulksy]

cell is finished yipeee. just need to make 3 spacers in work tomorrow and it can then be striped and all the parts can be sent away for anodizing. to say im happy about the cell is a understatement the motion of the colimation is very smooth and i cant believe how much articulation there is in all planes. as some might know the support triangles and wiffle tree edge supports only hold the mirror flat with equal support to eliminate totally and astigmatism, the cell is totally independant of the frame and it is the cell that moves to colimate . heres some pics of it finished

plan view top side

bottom side

colimation bolts under side, these will be replaced with thumb screws

these are the knobs

hope you like

[mapstar]

Looks good Mike. Well done and it looks great in the naked stainless ?

[niallk]

When are you going to start taking orders?

Looks professional quality!

[swamp thing]

Hmmm shiny  

Me likes shiny. Very nice mate.

[faulksy]

6 hours ago, swamp thing said:

Hmmm shiny  

Me likes shiny. Very nice mate.

cat out of the bag now, thank you mr jenner , lots of pms coming your way

[Scott]

Another 20" @faulksy, ready for sgl12?

[faulksy]

38 minutes ago, Scott said:

Another 20" @faulksy, ready for sgl12?

easy scott

[estwing]

be ready for dobfest the summer bash....

[DRT]

29 minutes ago, estwing said:

be ready for dobfest the summer bash....

Does it need to be ready for that?

Isn't "dobfest the summer bash" just a drinking game?

 

[Pig]

Your not hanging around there Mike.... is looking good

[Paz]

This looks very good - looking forward to seeing it complete!

[faulksy]

just came of the phone to 00 and 2 lots of good news, my secondary should be ready friday providing it tests above 1/10, and my mirror set stays at there old price as it has now gone up in price by just over 1k . how lucky am i

[Beulah]

1 hour ago, faulksy said:

as it has now gone up in price by just over 1k . how lucky am i

How much?!

[DRT]

1 hour ago, faulksy said:

just came of the phone to 00 and 2 lots of good news, my secondary should be ready friday providing it tests above 1/10, and my mirror set stays at there old price as it has now gone up in price by just over 1k . how lucky am i

Surely the price should be struck when you place the order? (as it seems to have been in this instance)

I don't think that is luck, I think it is how business should be done

 

[faulksy]

14 hours ago, Beulah said:

How much?!

hi sam, i payed 3700 the same set is now 4800. so glad i sold my kidneys when i did

[Pig]

Nice kidneys Mike ???

[faulksy]

small update/rant/moan.

e mailed 00 today ,to ask if i could pick up my secondary tomorrow, they replied just before they shut saying the fella who works on them had to go due to a family emergency .

just checked my bank account to see what date i placed my order for my mirror set and its been 9 weeks 4 days or 1584 hours they said 8 - 10 weeks and its still not ready. im not desperate for it but it would be nice to be updated. very poor customer service

[mapstar]

As the french would say

C'est la vie 

 

[DRT]

2 hours ago, faulksy said:

its been 9 weeks 4 days ... they said 8 - 10 weeks

So if it is ready on Monday they will have delivered on time?

 

[faulksy]

18 minutes ago, DRT said:

So if it is ready on Monday they will have delivered on time?

 

very true derek. i was picking it up

[swamp thing]

Dunno what your sweating about. You've nowt to put it in yet  

[faulksy]

59 minutes ago, swamp thing said:

Dunno what your sweating about. You've nowt to put it in yet  

a week tomorrow i will though

[swamp thing]

4 minutes ago, faulksy said:

a week tomorrow i will though

Yes boss 

[Scott]

1 hour ago, faulksy said:

very true derek. i was picking it up

I'm just up the road mike. call in for a brew if ya fancy.  I'll show ya what a proper (AP) set-up looks like

[estwing]

don't call at mine mike....its miles further...you'll need to fill up again...