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'The Repair Shop' restoring an old scope!


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Searched out the episode today. Fabulous!

A proper feat of amateur astronomical engineering. The mount was a thing of beauty and a telescope tube that looked like a park bench that had been rolled up by The Incredible Hulk. Proper brass eyepiece and draw tubes as well.

Chapeau Grandpa Ted.

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I,ve watched all of the shows and love it. This is why I like restoring vintage and antique technology, its very satisfying and that comes through in the show. I love giving back someones past or memories.

Also I have picked up a few tips from them along the way. Ive also spotted a couple of gaffs, or shoukd I say "I wouldnt do it like that" . My fave resto that I have done was a 1914 Royal Typewriter, fantastic object and the design/craftsmanship in these machines is impressive.

Telescopes, Ive restored a few, so that episode plus the one with the nautical refractor interested me more than most.

 

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reminds me that one day I must dig out the old german cuckoo clock from my childhood and overhaul it... been in a box for years now but got diverted with other stuff, lately bino's and scopes and now it seems 2 failed Seagate HDD's  in the fileservers :( 

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1 hour ago, DaveL59 said:

reminds me that one day I must dig out the old german cuckoo clock from my childhood and overhaul it... been in a box for years now but got diverted with other stuff, lately bino's and scopes and now it seems 2 failed Seagate HDD's  in the fileservers :( 

Got one of those in the loft in a box, got people that run around and a guy sawing a log in time with the pendulum, bought new bellows but never got around to fitting them.

Dave

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