My £6.50 Guidescope rings.

[Danjc]

Just the cost of the aluminium as I had all the other bits. I also decided to polish up the rings a little. 

I just need to mount them on the dovetail now but will wait till the guidescope arrives so I can get the correct spacing. 

[bottletopburly]

Nice job simple and effective

 

[Danjc]

3 minutes ago, bottletopburly said:

Nice job simple and effective

 

Cheers, I was going to buy some but just couldn’t justify the cost and as you say a pretty simple job ??

[LightBucket]

Hmmm, I could do with a set of those...  )

[LightBucket]

I assume you are putting plastic or nylon tips on the screws...?

[Danjc]

22 minutes ago, LightBucket said:

I assume you are putting plastic or nylon tips on the screws...?

I was thinking of it but I want to reduce the risk of flexure as much as possible. 

I may round the end of the screws off slightly or possibly put a very small dab of epoxy that drys pretty hard on the end of the screws. 

I haven't decided yet. 

[emadmoussa]

Cheap astronomy...that's new and you, sir, are a genius.  

[Danjc]

29 minutes ago, emadmoussa said:

Cheap astronomy...that's new and you, sir, are a genius.  

I have been called a few things over the years but never a genius ?

[Danjc]

Decided to tip the screws with Araldite. I will see how they fare up but hopefully they should be ok once cured.

 

[Rusted]

An artist AND a genius!

Your expertise with Araldite easily rivals Michelangelo's finest work.