Source of eyepiece caps ?

[Totnesdave]

Anyone know a good source for eyepiece caps for 1.25" eyepieces.

I'm particularly puzzled by how to cap eyepieces with a fixed rubber fold down cover, e.g. TAL

I've just bought an empty as-new Celestron eyepiece case (same as supplied with their eyeopener set), and wondered if capping the eyepieces as well as storing them in the case would be good practice, or is it not strictly necessary ?

cheers

Dave

[Helen]

You could try astroboot AstroBoot for some cheap bolt cases and caps.

Helen

[david o]

Or you could try Agena Astro in the States, if you need enough to make the shipping fee worthwhile:- End Caps.

Good people to deal with, but there is a min. order size of $30 for international delivery.

[wingman]

Wasn't there a thread on here that said the tops off plastic milk bottles were a good fit for eyepieces?

Edit - Found it! http://stargazerslounge.com/astro-lounge/92310-cheapo-eyepiece-caps.html

[Totnesdave]

Found it, tried it, Steve922 is a genius !

Sir I salute you

OK ...so I don't like the shade of green but they fit the rubber eyepiece cups pretty well, and we get through at least one of those milk bottles a day

Thanks for pointing that out wingman, will check the other links too

Dave

[russ]

OK ...so I don't like the shade of green

You could always switch to full fat for a few days and have 'Meade blue' caps.

[great_bear]

You could try astroboot AstroBoot for some cheap bolt cases and caps.

Helen

Aaaarrrrghh. Why did you post think link!!

- I've just wasted an hour idly rummaging through all the fascinating bits and bobs when I should be working!