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monoculars cut down from binoculars
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ive got a pair of binoculars that i thought about canniblising into a monoocular. its not complete sacriledge as the 2 sides dont focus at the same point anyway, and also my idea is to keep size to minimum. anyone ever try this or have an opinion. thanks chezruss |
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monoculars cut down from binoculars
hi
ive got a pair of binoculars that i thought about canniblising into a monoocular. its not complete sacriledge as the 2 sides dont focus at the same point anyway, and also my idea is to keep size to minimum. anyone ever try this or have an opinion. thanks chezruss A guy in our club does this to make cheap finders to mount on scopes, and they work just fine. Dennis |
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monoculars cut down from binoculars
On Feb 9, 9:47 am, "Dennis Woos" wrote:
hi ive got a pair of binoculars that i thought about canniblising into a monoocular. its not complete sacriledge as the 2 sides dont focus at the same point anyway, and also my idea is to keep size to minimum. anyone ever try this or have an opinion. thanks chezruss A guy in our club does this to make cheap finders to mount on scopes, and they work just fine. Dennis Gentlemen, In the October,1998 installment of Sky&Tel Roger Sinnott's `Tele-Tips' article features a rather detailed method of making a finderscope out of a binocular half. It requires a couple of woodblocks, some PVC tubing and some nylon setscrews. I have been mulling over this idea sent in by Jim Mazur of North Branford, Ct. S&T may have it archived. Check it out. Ben 90.126 N 35.539 |
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monoculars cut down from binoculars
On Feb 9, 8:07 am, "chezruss" wrote:
hi ive got a pair of binoculars that i thought about canniblising into a monoocular. its not complete sacriledge as the 2 sides dont focus at the same point anyway, and also my idea is to keep size to minimum. anyone ever try this or have an opinion. thanks chezruss It may not matter but every binoular set I ever saw one side had a separate focus so you could get both sides in focus. |
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monoculars cut down from binoculars
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dogman wrote: its not complete sacriledge as the 2 sides dont focus at the same point anyway, and also my idea is to keep size to minimum. anyone ever try this or have an opinion. It may not matter but every binoular set I ever saw one side had a separate focus so you could get both sides in focus. He probably means they're not correctly aligned. -- Richard -- "Consideration shall be given to the need for as many as 32 characters in some alphabets" - X3.4, 1963. |
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monoculars cut down from binoculars
On Feb 9, 7:07 am, "chezruss" wrote:
hi ive got a pair of binoculars that i thought about canniblising into a monoocular. its not complete sacriledge as the 2 sides dont focus at the same point anyway, and also my idea is to keep size to minimum. anyone ever try this or have an opinion. thanks chezruss Cutting a pair binoculars in half to make two finders works just fine. A lot people go to rummage/garage sales to buy binoculars for just this reason. I have half a binocular on one of my scopes. Stripping out the optical parts from the shell can provide a wealth of useful optical parts. If the shell is broken up you can use the lens and eyepiece to make a dandy finder/ |
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