Well it came on Thursday and was missing a few nuts and bolts but otherwise looks good. The mirror looks good, but the eyepiece is way wrong, up near the top! There was even a spider inside. Preston fear not, you gotta get one of these things, come on over...it's always dark here!

I haven't looked at the R&P focuser but is rolls down from the mid-point. i assume there is a shim or pressure pad of some material to tighten it? I have focused on some fir tree needles at 2000' (so clear and bright!) but only with the focus racked out, the brass sleeve pulled out, and the ep just in the sleeve. Does that seem about right? Reflectors weren't designed for terrestrial viewing at less than infinity like refractors were? Or are there longer brass sleeves to put in? Unlike Rod's Criterion, I think this one may be dated by the finder scope. The tube has certainly yellowed in a mere 30 years

Can't wait to get a clear night and try this out!