When a good bit of British Engineering makes my day

Hi there All,

recently I bought some parts to allow me to use a 1.25" binoviewer
with my PST, so I was somewhat disappointed to find that the binoviewer
thread was a different size and pitch to the adaptor thread.

Anyhow, searching through the astronomy equipment small ads, I found
AstroParts. A quick measure up and a drawing later I sent the idea off to
them
and, bingo, a few weeks later the adaptor was made.
Brian Brooks is a very helpful chap - good workmanship too!

With the good weather, today, I've now tested the set up and it works! -
nice
to see the Sun in Stereo / almost 3-D.

If anyone wants to see a picture of the adaptor rig, contact me off-group as
the
image is 70+K. I'm happy to supply a few more details about thread sizes
too,
if anyone wants to go down the same route.

regards
Robert

"Robert Williams" wrote in message
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Hi there All,

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Anyhow, searching through the astronomy equipment small ads, I found
AstroParts. A quick measure up and a drawing later I sent the idea off to
them
and, bingo, a few weeks later the adaptor was made.
Brian Brooks is a very helpful chap - good workmanship too!

Yes, I'll second that
- Brian came to my rescue about a year ago when a very well known company
was unable to supply me with a focusing mechanism (despite advertising it
etc.) correctly capable of taking my 2" widefield eyepiece.
And for me, he's local.

--
M Stewart
Milton Keynes, UK
http://www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm

Hi Robert,

Years of experience, dependable, reliable and affordable.

You'll find Astroparts at:
http://www.astroparts.co.uk

Pierre MK-UK