While doing other things, I ran across the following communiques: 1.. (Are you interested in a Dynamax 8" - I want to sell mine - cheap.) 2.. Telephone...
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Les Blalock
les@...
Sep 3, 2000 6:02 pm
Thanks for the info but the Dynamax SCT is generally not very highly regarded. Most of the group here are owners of the Dynascope reflectors - highly regarded...
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Jeffrey Nutkowitz
OptiquesJeff@...
Sep 3, 2000 6:14 pm
Hi This guy may be expecting too much for this, but it is certainly a VINTAGE item: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=422825567 Jeffrey...
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Marlin W. Thoma
mthoma@...
Sep 3, 2000 6:19 pm
Yeah... I tried to tell him (sent him all ads*, I could find)... Didn't try to talk him down on price... *One active eBay was $750 with no response ? ? But...
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HRB85373@...
Sep 4, 2000 11:56 pm
I wrote about my 6" Dynascope a few months ago but at the time had loaned it out so did not have all the details. I am curious about its age. I purchased it...
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Tom Nash
tnash@...
Sep 7, 2000 11:42 pm
Thanks for the responses to my last question on the RV-6 focuser. A friend (who is envious that I found the Dynascope at a tag sale) and I were observing last...
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John Gretchen
jng3@...
Sep 7, 2000 11:49 pm
Hi Tom, I would suggest you first remove the mirror and look at it in good lighting. It could be that there is just a layer of dust on it. ... Tom Nash ... ...
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kdaly10475@...
Sep 8, 2000 12:35 am
In a message dated 9/7/00 7:43:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, tnash@... writes: << are there any recommendations on where to bring or send it? I live in...
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Astrotra@...
Sep 9, 2000 1:52 am
I have been told that the way to test a mirror is to hold it up between you and the sun If you can see the sun thru it, and/or see lots of little pinholes of...
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Jeffrey Nutkowitz
OptiquesJeff@...
Sep 13, 2000 6:47 am
hi Ray Actually, I did make it to Batsto...around 11:20, when the few people left were packing it in. So, having already put in the effort to get there, and ...
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Astrotra@...
Sep 14, 2000 2:48 am
Fort Mott is scheduled Friday, September 22 according to WAS website. I hope to make it but still uncertain at this time. Sorry I missed you at Batsto Ray...
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Pinizzotto,Russell
zzotto@...
Sep 14, 2000 2:58 pm
Hi guys! Gald to hear that there's so much activity in South Jersey. My 6" scope began it's life there in the early 60s and has traveled with me to college in...
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Astrotra@...
Sep 15, 2000 1:38 am
It is a real challenge. I grew up in Mt. Laurel with the Moorestown Mall about a mile away from my back yard. Back then, in the 60's and 70's, it was dark...
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featherwinds
featherwinds@...
Sep 16, 2000 5:10 am
Hello and thank you for reading this. I am presently the owner of a magnificent criterion dyna-scope, 6" I am not at all educated in the realm of telescopes...
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David Contract
newlots@...
Sep 16, 2000 7:51 am
Hi my name is David and I found this list while doing a Dynascope search on Exite. My love affair with Dynascope began in 1958. It was while visiting the...
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Marlin W. Thoma
mthoma@...
Sep 16, 2000 2:06 pm
I was offered one but the price was higher than I had planned to spend for an XMas present... If you contact me, I will ask the owner if he still wants to sell...
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Marlin W. Thoma
mthoma@...
Sep 16, 2000 2:42 pm
i Had a DYNAMAX rv - 8 offered to me jus a few weeks ago but IT was more than my XMAS account could handle... IF YOU LIKE, I CAN CONTACT THE POTENTIAL SELLER...
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David.M.Groski@...
Sep 20, 2000 7:22 pm
Hello All, I've been an RV6 owner since I was a kid. I purchased mine back in '76 from odd job money that I saved up. I sold the 'scope in the early 80's when...
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Doug Herbst
dherbst@...
Sep 21, 2000 2:34 pm
Joyce, I have all the original instructions for your Dynascope. I can mail copies of them to you. It's a fine scope. Mine still works after 22 years. Doug...
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Tony White
twhite@...
Sep 21, 2000 9:14 pm
Greetings, group. Well, I finally got both my RV-6s collected and brought home. Both have tube damage around the finderscope, but should be easily repairable....
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Marlin W. Thoma
mthoma@...
Sep 21, 2000 10:14 pm
I don't know if htis is in the South Central US, but I was offered an RV-8 (original owner, I Beleive) ... Price was around $700 as I recall... IF there is...
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Stewart Kinner
skinner@...
Sep 23, 2000 8:32 pm
Hi I'm new to the group! Is there a way to tell by the numbers when the mount or scope was made ? thanks all Stew...
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skinner@...
Sep 23, 2000 8:47 pm
HI , Im new to the group and wanted to say hello! Is there any way to tell from the serial numbers an Appox. date that the scope was made ? thanks again Stew...
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skinner@...
Sep 24, 2000 5:38 pm
I am getting ready to do a restoration on an RV-6. It is in very very good shape but the optics need cleaning. I also want to "take down" the mount and clean...
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Les Blalock
les@...
Sep 25, 2000 2:10 am
Hi Stew, As to the date of manufacture, if there is no serial number on the scope, you might open up the drive and check the motor for a date. It will be ...
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Frank J. Cernik
old_dog_zero_one_56@...
Sep 25, 2000 5:09 am
Stew, As far as cleaning the optics, gentle is best, the mirror can be safely cleaned in ordinary dish detergent and warm water. First of all remove it from...
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skinner@...
Sep 25, 2000 2:40 pm
Thanks for the info ! the Serial Numbers : on the Scope 2381 and on the Mount , 2358 Thanks again for all of the help and information , I will let you know how...
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Thomas P Kennedy
TK172@...
Oct 2, 2000 1:33 am
Do you know where to get replacement spider for RV-6. I damaged mine during repairs (twisted one of the vanes when backing off the nut on outside of tube. Tom...
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Tony White
twhite@...
Oct 3, 2000 3:03 am
Tom, I've never seen one available for sale. You might post an ad to Astromart (www.astromart.com). regards, twhite ... From: Thomas P Kennedy...
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Thomas P Kennedy
TK172@...
Oct 3, 2000 6:59 pm
Tony, Antoher contact advised how to fabricate a spider vane from metal strapping used for shipping crates. I think I will try this approach, as there appears...
