RV-6 $300 Serial Number 4210 See http://www.dynascope.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=7...
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John Rusho
jrusho1@...
Sep 29, 2003 8:50 pm
I recently restored an RV6. The dec shaft passes thru the dec bearing housing, which is a tee shaped iron casting. If the shaft is cleaned up enough, it will...
I have a Custom Deluxe 8" and am not familiar with how the RV-6 shafts are connected. Does anyone out there know? I'll bet many of todays scopes avoid welding...
Dennis - Thanks for the advice - I will make sure that that the machine shop does it right. I tried Naval Jelly last weekend without much success. As near as I...
A note of caution when replacing a dec shaft, I remember reading years ago that some mounts were sold where the dec shaft was not exactly 90 degrees to the RA...
I may have been lucky. Mine looked pretty bad when I started, but the rust wasn't all that deep. Also, there are still some residual black spots from the rust,...
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jay.schwabe@...
Sep 22, 2003 5:11 pm
i am originally from Cuyahog Falls, now live in san diego. would like to have my family purchase your RV-6 but they all seem to have "money problems"...
Brian, Go to message # 2652 for some very useful advice I got from Scott Sepper on a similar issue. Good luck. Best wishes, Erik Brogger ... replacement...
Hi: The mirror mount on my RV-6 has cracked. Does anyone have repair or replacement suggestions? Also, has anyone had success repairing chips and cracks on the...
... Thanks for the advice. I guess I will try this first, but the shaft is severly rusted and pitted. I will have to work quite a bit to get a smooth...
I believe there have been other discussions concerning the removal of th declination shaft. If I remember correctly, the conclusion was that its a press-fit...
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John Rusho
jrusho1@...
Sep 19, 2003 1:06 am
Hi Jim, I have not had wing nuts strip out, but suppose it could happen after long years of re-tightening. Here is my take; others may have suggestions also. ...
Last night I moved the tube on my rv-6, a wing nut on one leg decided to strip out at the very same time. So the entire scope fell over rather violently. I...
To all - I have an RV6 with a badly rusted declination shaft. It would be best to replace the shaft, but I am unsure how to remove it without damaging the...
Jim, What do you want for it? I'm near north (Skokie). Do you have all eyepieces, anything else? Thanks, John -- Watch your thoughts, for they become words....
If anyone is interested I will be selling my Dynascope RV6. The Tube and optics are is very good shape. The tripod base has a little rust/discoloration on...
Hi Lori, I've shipped my RV-6 with no problems. Most recently from the US to the UK and back. I went to a packing supply company and had them construct a...
I am located in Northern Virginia Just outside Wash DC ... From: "Curtis, Jim" <jim.curtis@...> Reply-To: dynascope@yahoogroups.com To:...
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Brooks Pency
penncey@...
Sep 8, 2003 5:15 pm
Roy, Where did you live in the Bronx? I still live there. Larry ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use...
... I'll ditto that- my 4" (originally used from a Bronx backyard) is still giving excellent views from an urban setting (Oak Park II. , right next to ...
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Johncudw@...
Sep 8, 2003 11:07 am
Hello RV-6 owner and NY area resident I am a former RV-6 owner and North Jersey resident. I thought that you might like this picture of my RV-6. I sold it to a...
I've got a 6" dynascope in rather poor shape. Don't know much about it as it was "inherited". Appears to be "all there" but with following damage: "Tube" is...
