Guest Kheldar Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Astrodon 5nm Ha filter, I can resist no longer - will be upgrading the rest in time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Astrodon 5nm Ha filter, I can resist no longer - will be upgrading the rest in time good choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 you can fall out with some folks you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 DRUMROLL................. A Baader Planetarium ultrashort (10mm) SCT T - Adapter. Excitement over.... !! Why it cost £28 (from F1) i really don't know. Crazy. There's nothing to it. This hobby's too darn expensive image by rob.0919, on Flickr Well Rob if you were to buy the Aluminium Billet and then spend a couple of hours machining it up you would understand why it costs so much. ;) Take my word for it £28.00 is cheap compared to some of the adapters I have made for folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest T A WOW Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Well Rob if you were to buy the Aluminium Billet and then spend a couple of hours machining it up you would understand why it costs so much. ;) Take my word for it £28.00 is cheap compared to some of the adapters I have made for folks. That'd probably take 3 minutes to make on a decent CNC millturn. And the material probably cost about £2. So quite expensive considering how many they'll turn out in a short time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 you can fall out with some folks you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teslar Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 An early Christmas present it was too big to wrap or hide And filled with the contents if three tote bins I'm chuffed as punch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Very tidy tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Nice one Tom, merry Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cazz Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 That is a good idea Tom, very neat :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) That'd probably take 3 minutes to make on a decent CNC millturn. And the material probably cost about £2. So quite expensive considering how many they'll turn out in a short time. Thats true but first you have to splash out the 100 grand plus on the cnc machine. Then there's the rent and rates on the building to put it in. Plus the electric and heating. Then you have to pay someone to run the machine. These things tend to get over looked by the person paying for the item. It all adds up Tobias. Trust me I know. :lol: Edited December 24, 2013 by Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest T A WOW Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) Thats true but first you have to splash out the 100 grand plus on the cnc machine.Then there's the rent and rates on the building to put it in. Plus the electric and heating. Then you have to pay someone to run the machine. These things tend to get over looked by the person paying for the item. It all adds up Tobias. Trust me I know. :lol: Yeah thats true Edited December 24, 2013 by T A WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Eddy Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Ooo that's fancy Tom, nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wayne Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 That is a brilliant idea:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Whilst I am a dirty visual sort of guy, the inevitable itch has been scratched and I am now the proud owner of an NEQ6 Pro to compliment my ED80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kheldar Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Whilst I am a dirty visual sort of guy, the inevitable itch has been scratched and I am now the proud owner of an NEQ6 Pro to compliment my ED80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfruit Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Oh, I was not aware I got a badge also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest twintin Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Just taken delivery of a new (to me) xm21x power supply. Picked it up from the bay of fleas for £16, ex Leicestershire police and they even pat tested it before sending it out. Its certainly cured my red flickering light problem i was experiencing when slewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I bought a similar thing of flea bay, hardly used and no more power problems, added a 4 port cigar adapter to run the dew bands off it also and so far no problems at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CodnorPaul Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Maplins flight case, Rigel Quickfinder so I can get rid of the rubbish RDF Celestron provide, Baader OIII 2" filter and a Meade polarizing moon filter (impressed with this - don't have to remove the EP to change polarization as I have seen on all others). Now just need to source a decent table to use when observing, and then maybe a solar filter or a new EP (possibly 26mm 2" Panaview as have the 32mm one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 2 inch T-mount Camera Adaptor from FLO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teslar Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 CCDInspector. My images have been crap with a serious gradient that gradient terminator cannot even correct. Now I can see where my problems are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman161 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 .....Now just need to source a decent table to use when observing.... Hey Paul, I just use a wallpaper pasting tabled to B&Q @ £9.99 and then removed the terrible MDF top and got B&Q to cut me a couple of pieces of 3 ply (£14) to the correct dimensions for the frame of the table and screwed the new table tops in position and varnished. I now have a convenient and sturdy folding table that fits nicely in the boot of the car with the rat rest of my astro gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest T A WOW Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 New telescope transport wagon. By by bag of #%€$ ford focus. Hello Alfa Romeo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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