EQ6-r doesn't fit flush on pier adapter

[oldannie]

Am swapping my NEQ6 for an EQ6-r and the latter doesn't fit flush on my pulsar pier adapter plate.  Should I just carefully sand the base of the mount or the adapter plate?

 

Cheers

Annie

 

[Dr_Ju_ju]

only the adapter plate, never the mount, you won't know where the swarf can wheedle its' way into....

[discardedastro]

13 hours ago, Dr_Ju_ju said:

only the adapter plate, never the mount, you won't know where the swarf can wheedle its' way into....

To be fair, pretty safe if we're talking the base of the mount - there's no precision mechanics down that side of things (see my rebuild thread for photos) so it's safe enough and if that's where it's "wrong" I'd fix that rather than making a plate that's now wrong for everything except that mount!

I'd break out the 200/400 and have at it. You do want to avoid swarf landing anywhere on the mount, though - so throw a bit of masking tape or similar over all the rotational gaps, connectors, etc, and/or cover everything in paper/plastic with taped edges, then give it a careful brush/blow down afterwards. Pretty safe if you're doing this with the mount on its side, though, where the swarf will fall down.

[oldannie]

Thanks Julian and 'discardedastro' - hadn't thought about the swarf! 200/400 it is and it will be done with the mount on its side.

Thanks again

Annie