Thanks for the suggestions about cork replacement. Stan, I'm familiar with Bartel's computerized telescope control system. I may well go that route eventually....
922
ttsmith2002@...
Feb 5, 2001 2:44 am
This RV6 came to me from one of my co-workers; I was shooting the breeze with him one day about telescopes and he said that he had this scope that I could have...
923
ttsmith2002@...
Feb 5, 2001 2:48 am
Anybody have any idea what the mount supplied with the RV6 is capable of carrying? Also, where can counterweights be obtained? This is on a steel pier with 3...
924
Les Blalock
les@...
Feb 5, 2001 3:08 am
Congratulations. I acquired my RV-8 in pretty much the same manner but it's always neat to hear how these Dynascopes find their way back into use. Which way...
925
Mark Dearing
JPLD@...
Feb 5, 2001 3:54 am
Hello, I am looking for an rv-8; either complete with mount and bell housing or just the OTA. I welcome all leads/offers. Clear skies! Mark Dearing ...
926
jwizdee@...
Feb 5, 2001 7:20 am
... My RV6(garage sale special, described a ways back) came with an extra 5lb barbell weight below the standard 7.5lb counterweight. I found that when properly...
927
vivey
vivey@...
Feb 5, 2001 3:57 pm
I was looking for weights a while ago and found that on the RV6 scope that needed them that the shaft was 1", and Meade makes weights for their scopes which...
928
David M Groski
David.M.Groski@...
Feb 5, 2001 5:17 pm
A few years ago I talked to a person that worked for Criterion and asked about the "+3" that was marking on the back of my mirror. I was told that it indicated...
929
Pinizzotto,Russell
zzotto@...
Feb 5, 2001 5:27 pm
Dave: Interesting comment. My mirror has 50" marked on it, which I always assumed meant that its focal length was 50 inches. Russ ...
930
ttsmith2002@...
Feb 5, 2001 5:56 pm
I ran the focuser in as far as possible, and the Ultima 35 still wouldn't reach focus; neither would the Vixen Lanthanums (Lanthana?) which is when I undertook...
931
ttsmith2002@...
Feb 5, 2001 6:03 pm
Meade weights, eh? Those should be readily available.....You're correct, the mount has bushings at the bearing points and seems to move quite well. BTW the...
932
ttsmith2002@...
Feb 6, 2001 5:57 pm
Geoff: Try one of the following options: 1) Get a piece of aluminum irrigation pipe from Hastings Irrigation Pipe Co. in Hastings, Nebraska. They sell...
933
Bryan Biggers
bbiggers@...
Feb 6, 2001 7:02 pm
... Just FYI they have sonotube at my local Home Depot. Bryan...
934
BLF99@...
Feb 6, 2001 8:07 pm
I read somewhere that Sonotube has a waxy coating that must be removed - but it is messy and/or dangerous do so. Is this still true? Bob L....
935
Bryan Biggers
bbiggers@...
Feb 6, 2001 8:17 pm
I made a 12.5 inch using Sonotube in the '70s and painted it with epoxy paint. All I did to treat the surface was to rough it up a bit with samdpaper. It still...
936
jwizdee@...
Feb 8, 2001 7:10 am
... Thanks Dave! I don't know how anyone would have known that without a first hand source. James...
937
Marion
starfalcon_in@...
Feb 11, 2001 2:45 am
anyone have any ideal where I can get a replacement tube for a RV-6? Somehow, (I'm guessing a feline's fault!) the tube recevied major and irreparable damage...
938
jbouton@...
Feb 11, 2001 12:44 pm
... 6? ... and ... 11>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ... Read through the four prior messages or type in "sonotube" in the...
939
jbouton@...
Feb 11, 2001 1:09 pm
Does anyone have good images of the clutch disassembled 1.5" shaft. would apreciate,Jim...
940
ttsmith2002@...
Feb 12, 2001 2:14 am
Anybody know where I can get a dec. shaft with a saddle plate and rings for an RV6?...
941
distar97
distar97@...
Feb 12, 2001 2:32 am
Just curious, does anyone know roughly how many of each type scope Criterion produced. I'm sure lots of RV-6's were made but what about the big ones like the...
942
svh@...
Feb 15, 2001 12:25 am
I purchased my 4" Dynascope Reflector many years ago when I was in high school. I still have the original box that it was shipped in from the Criterion...
943
Bryan Biggers
bbiggers@...
Feb 15, 2001 1:57 pm
Hi, welcome to the list, I was thinking that someone who knows more about that telescope might answer, but what the heck, I'll take a stab at it below... ... ...
944
dynascope@yahoogroups...
Feb 18, 2001 6:30 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the dynascope group. File :...
945
dsjw@...
Feb 18, 2001 6:36 am
Hello all. I've noticed not many images reside in the files directory so I took a shot. Posted a grainy shot of Jupiter using a handheld Sony camcorder....
946
Ken Poshedly
ken.poshedly@...
Feb 18, 2001 2:51 pm
Isn't this great? We've been getting this great listserv for how long now, then comes along AOL, Jr. to mess things up by absorbing e-groups. Click on the URL...
947
Ken Poshedly
ken.poshedly@...
Feb 18, 2001 3:07 pm
Hey kids, In my effort to learn my supposed Yahoo ID (which I never had in the first place because Yahoo wasn't in charge of the Dynascope list back then), I ...
948
Les Blalock
les@...
Feb 18, 2001 4:34 pm
Hi Ken, Did you previously have access to the Files, etc. on eGroups? Or were you only subscribed for email? Just curious because I see the same sign-in ...
949
jrosenstock@...
Feb 19, 2001 4:36 pm
Ken, I'm no Yahoo fan either. It was certainly a pain to have to re- register once Yahoo took over. And it certainly didn't go smoothly for me either. I...
950
ourborus, the serpent
ourborus@...
Feb 22, 2001 2:10 am
Three eyepieces; metal tripod with steel legs and cast head;my 24 year old son fell over my scope and broke the tube. I have all parts but no time or money to...
