I am posting this url in case any members of the group are unaware of this valuble resource thanks- ...
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RMOLLISE@...
Mar 1, 2000 5:58 pm
In a message dated 00-03-01 12:53:15 EST, you write: << Welcome! You have been subscribed to The Criterion Dynascope Group's new email list based on your...
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Romer, Jan
RomerJ@...
Mar 1, 2000 6:07 pm
Hello - so who all's out there? I have a 1950's vintage 8" f/8 Dynascope tube assembly, that I mounted Dobsonian style from the rotating rings, which allows me...
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RichardN22@...
Mar 1, 2000 6:17 pm
In a message dated 3/1/00 10:00:02 AM Pacific Standard Time, RMOLLISE@... writes: << YAY! The classic RV-6 and its sisters have LONG deserved a mailing...
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Dale Ireland
direland@...
Mar 1, 2000 6:22 pm
Hi I have a 1967 RV6. The drive still works fine never had the clock replaced, I have kept it well lubed and adjusted. The tube and mirror are in very bad...
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Jeffrey Nutkowitz
OptiquesJeff@...
Mar 1, 2000 7:03 pm
Hi ho Well, another mail list to add to my collection of Inbox rules :>) Rod's familiar to me from ETX musings and the saa newsgroup. I have a mid-70's...
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RMOLLISE@...
Mar 1, 2000 7:04 pm
In a message dated 00-03-01 13:28:10 EST, you write: << i am not sure if it needs refiguring as well as resurfacing. the tube has some chunks out of the edges...
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Roy Plotnick
plotnick@...
Mar 1, 2000 7:08 pm
I have a 4" "Deluxe" with the equatorial mount but no drive. The best thing I ever did with it was replace the original eyepieces with a Plossl and an...
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bushd@...
Mar 1, 2000 7:11 pm
Criterion Dynascope Group, I own an 8" circa 1970 Criterion Dynascope Deluxe. Its mirrors are in pretty good shape but I know that a mirror 30 years old has...
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Jeffrey Nutkowitz
OptiquesJeff@...
Mar 1, 2000 8:55 pm
this is a test...sorry for the annoyance Jeffrey Nutkowitz/Optiques Classic Photographic Imagery Freelance Outdoor and Nature Photography Emphasizing a 'Sense...
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Keith Wichman
dynascope@...
Mar 1, 2000 9:06 pm
Folks! Thanks for your participation. I look forward to the synergy that such a network of direct connections can provide to us as individuals and a group....
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Coelivagu5@...
Mar 1, 2000 10:45 pm
Hi, all. I have only an Criterion RV-6 GEM on which I've placed a 1970's Cave 6-inch f8 (I think) OTA (not a bad substitute for an original RV-6 OTA). I...
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Les Blalock
lcb911@...
Mar 1, 2000 11:58 pm
My RV-8 is a bit yellow, too - and "bleaching" sounds interesting. Have any of you tried bleaching a Dynascope tube ? I had considered re-painting but I...
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Dan Bush
bushd@...
Mar 2, 2000 12:05 am
My RV-6's tube is made of a material called Bakelite....I assume that everyone's is but am not sure . The yellowing on mine is fairly even and looks pretty...
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TSmith5230@...
Mar 2, 2000 12:14 am
Please take me off your list....
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D. Stixrud
dstixrud@...
Mar 2, 2000 1:15 am
Hello, Good to see this group get together and share info on the RV-6 and other dynascopes. I do not know what vintage mine is, but all that was left of my...
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Skywatcher
skywatcher@...
Mar 2, 2000 1:34 am
What a great idea! Way to go Keith! As for myself, I'm the original owner of a 1976 vintage RV-6...my pride and joy (received it the day Viking landed on...
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Skywatcher
skywatcher@...
Mar 2, 2000 1:44 am
"d. stixrud" <dstixru-@...> wrote: "...I am intrigued by doing the walnut shell coating to the interior for better contrast..." Go for it Dan....
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Keith Wichman
dynascope@...
Mar 2, 2000 2:28 am
Well, I'll be at NIAGfest (Northern Indiana Astro Group) the end of April (28-30) if other's are interested in congregating there. It's in North Webster,...
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Keith Wichman
dynascope@...
Mar 2, 2000 2:30 am
"skywatcher" <skywatche-@...> wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/dynascope/?start=27 ... I think it's a slick solution as well....
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Scott Richardson
scottr@...
Mar 2, 2000 2:56 am
Great to see a Dynascope group formed up and ready to go! I have an RV-6 that I got for Christmas back in 1975. It has taken quite a beating over the last 25...
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Scott Richardson
scottr@...
Mar 2, 2000 3:04 am
... I might be able to make that one, Keith. Do you live in Indiana or parts nearby? I live just outside of Indianapolis, IN and could make the short drive ...
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Dale Ireland
direland@...
Mar 2, 2000 3:18 am
Interesting. I wonder if that motor is still available? My motor from 1966 says General Time Corp from a town in Conn. (can't remember, haven't opened the box...
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KDaly10475@...
Mar 2, 2000 3:39 am
Ya know, with all this talk about white tubes, I wonder about mine. Mine is best described as Olive Drab. It looks to be the original color as the s/n plate...
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Bryan Biggers
biggers@...
Mar 2, 2000 3:43 am
Hi, Great list! I have wanted to restore my RV-8 for years. I don't know if I was just young or what, but the views through the RV-8 that I remember surpassed...
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Keith Wichman
dynascope@...
Mar 2, 2000 3:50 am
Folks, If you were added automatically but did not post a message within the first day, I took the liberty to switch you to "digest" mode. With this you will...
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Keith Wichman
dynascope@...
Mar 2, 2000 3:53 am
Kevin, you dog! It looks to me like you have a "Custom Dynascope" and not an RV-8. Is your spider a "figure-8" circular spider? Your's is the high-class ...
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Crispinian@...
Mar 2, 2000 4:07 am
Hello all. In the summer of 1973 I was hit with the urge to upgrade from the Sears 50mm refractor my father bought me when I was 5 years old to a larger scope....
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W Guy Finley
wgfinley@...
Mar 2, 2000 4:29 am
You know Keith, this is funny. I haven't thought about your site in ages and the new Sovietski catalog came today (they have some Russian scopes that look darn...
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Keith Wichman
dynascope@...
Mar 2, 2000 4:35 am
Bryan, I'd suggest either cutting the tube off and making a tube extension, repairing the tube with fiberglass (probably best) or perhaps just building a...
