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Mike Moffatt
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 07/13/05
Posts: 856
Loc: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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Nice work, falls short in the redneck category though. 
Did you make them? If so I envy those of you with access to a machine shop. Nice knurling job.
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Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth.
- Ptolemy,c.150 AD
Mike Moffatt
6" f8 Coopered Newt/Dob
15x70 Celstron Skymasters
www.tulsawalk.com/telescope
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Chriske
Kijkerbouw Urania
Reged: 08/15/04
Posts: 1937
Loc: Boechout, Belgium
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Normaly we use these items as knobs. But in this case I drilled a big hole in its center and three more on the outside to allow three small adjustingbolts for the pointer.
I had to make one knurled 'master'knob out of steel, I made a siliconmold from that knob and now we can use that mold to pour us as many knobs as we like. It only takes us 5 minutes to make us a new pair of knobs. Very handy stuff this resin(and very fast, it only takes about 1 hour to dry). We make lots of telescopeparts out of it.
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Chris
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Mike Moffatt
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 07/13/05
Posts: 856
Loc: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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How can I get a couple?
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Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth.
- Ptolemy,c.150 AD
Mike Moffatt
6" f8 Coopered Newt/Dob
15x70 Celstron Skymasters
www.tulsawalk.com/telescope
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Glassthrower
Vendor - Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Reged: 04/07/05
Posts: 14594
Loc: Hurricane Alley
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Chris -
That is a sharp looking finder adaption for the binocular. You might have a home business there, making and selling knobs. Now I just need to break down and buy a green laser.
From a redneck standpoint (or should I say "Cajun"), I can fully appreciate Mike's solution as well. If it doesn't have an unfinished block of wood or a c-clamp in it somewhere, then it just isn't "redneck". 
Seriously though, Chris you need to mass produce some of those knob-mounts and sell them.
Clear dark skies...
MikeG
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Michael Gilmer - Member of the Meteoritical Society & Collector of Falling Stars.
Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Buy/Sell/Trade Meteorites, Moon Rocks, Mars Rocks, & 35 different falls and types!
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Chriske
Kijkerbouw Urania
Reged: 08/15/04
Posts: 1937
Loc: Boechout, Belgium
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I can send you a pair of these rings. Maybe I could combine this with another object I've promised to send to MM in CA. Maybe he could send it to you....I'll ask him.
But, you must be shure your pointer will fit into it. The laserpointer (seen above) has a diameter of only 13mm. The outer diameter of the resin ring is 35 mm and the hole is 20 mm(I could enlarge it a few mm, not to much otherwhise it would lose its strength. So if that is OK for you...?
Someone else...?
Two more images.
You'll have to drill the two holes, to attach the rings to the bino, yourself.
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Chris
Edited by Chriske (07/24/06 08:10 PM)
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Mike Moffatt
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 07/13/05
Posts: 856
Loc: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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Chriske,
My laser is 13mm as well. PM sent.
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Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth.
- Ptolemy,c.150 AD
Mike Moffatt
6" f8 Coopered Newt/Dob
15x70 Celstron Skymasters
www.tulsawalk.com/telescope
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SkyArcher
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/12/06
Posts: 2006
Loc: 9545' in Colorado
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Quote:
Chris -
From a redneck standpoint (or should I say "Cajun"), I can fully appreciate Mike's solution as well. If it doesn't have an unfinished block of wood or a c-clamp in it somewhere, then it just isn't "redneck".
MikeG
Needs racing stripes. The 200 mph type works well and is a nice silver color. Red Green likes it a LOT. Ask for duct tape at your local handy store
BTW BigBinoculars sells a "C" adapter that has a weaver rail for binos. It is for those people who just ain't handy with duct tape.
C-Adapter
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An 8" Deep Space Hunter
4.5 w/ GOTO
4.5 newt w/ home built Dob mount
Omphaloskepsis - I didn't realize that there is a word for what I do while waiting for web pages to download
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Mike Moffatt
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 07/13/05
Posts: 856
Loc: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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Ahhhhh.... the things I've fixed with duct tape... fond memories indeed.
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Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth.
- Ptolemy,c.150 AD
Mike Moffatt
6" f8 Coopered Newt/Dob
15x70 Celstron Skymasters
www.tulsawalk.com/telescope
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Bob Riggs
super member
Reged: 01/04/06
Posts: 172
Loc: S/Central Montana
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"I can send you a pair of these rings. Maybe I could combine this with another object I've promised to send to MM in CA. Maybe he could send it to you....I'll ask him."
Chris, I'd appreciate being on the CA list, if possible, for your rings. I agree with MikeG. You would be doing a service to make these available to all of us. I and an astro-buddy both have 20 X 80 Obies and would love to have two pair each, four total pairs. You need to make it worth your while, so whatever's fair is fine with us. Willya, willya, please? 
Bob
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C8 Ultima with Argo Navis, 6" RFT reflector, 127 Meade Mak, 150mm Achro on an LXD650, 102 Achro on Chinese GEM clone
Favorite quote: "Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all", Helen Keller
BEARTOOTH MOUNTAIN OBSERVATORY, NYE, MONTANA
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