· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Classic Telescopes Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 The Planetman member Reged: 01/27/06 Posts: 89 Loc: Western KY Is it a Parks??       #2212160 - 02/22/08 08:54 PM Attachment (80 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi All. Got a question for everyone.... Picked up a mount on the Mart a couple of weeks ago at a really decent price. It's has 1-1/2" shafts and, overall, is in decent shape. Just needs to be restored. My question is... It was advertised as a Parks mount with Timken bearings. Can anyone confirm this for me? -------------------- Ross Workman Frontier Observatory Dawson Springs, KY 37°16'41.7", -87°41'36.2" ------------------------- Parks 10" f/6 Superior Series Newtonian 10" f/5 Z Optical Z-Scope w/ Parks mirror Post Extras:       The Planetman member Reged: 01/27/06 Posts: 89 Loc: Western KY Re: Is it a Parks?? [Re: The Planetman]       #2212196 - 02/22/08 09:11 PM Attachment (65 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Another image -------------------- Ross Workman Frontier Observatory Dawson Springs, KY 37°16'41.7", -87°41'36.2" ------------------------- Parks 10" f/6 Superior Series Newtonian 10" f/5 Z Optical Z-Scope w/ Parks mirror Post Extras:       CHASLX200 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/29/07 Posts: 1812 Loc: Tampa area Florida Re: Is it a Parks?? [Re: The Planetman]       #2213206 - 02/23/08 11:04 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Don't look like any Parks mount i have ever seen. Chas Post Extras:       clintwhitman Caveman Reged: 01/01/07 Posts: 2435 Loc: ValVerde CA(SoEasyaCavemanCanD... Re: Is it a Parks?? [Re: CHASLX200]       #2213259 - 02/23/08 11:24 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Its got me stupmed! looks like a very old mount or a prototype almost. Some features look cave, like the pier head??? Caveman.... -------------------- Clint&Debbie Whitman (aveman 1960s 6"F15 Jaegers-Unipons by John Pons on a Byers 812, 1947 4" F15 TINSLEY, 1965 10" F8 CAVE, 1950 5CM & 6.5CM Nippon Kogakus (the twins), 1960s UNITRONS a 152 restored a 160 numbered green lens original mint a 114 original 50s mint, 1950s UNITRON M100 100mm F15 OTA, WO 80mm Florite, ASTROPHYSICS 155 EDFS on LOSMANDY G11, a bunch of Tascos,Sears Mayflowers The list goes on Add infinitum. Post Extras:       gnabgib sage Reged: 06/05/05 Posts: 356 Loc: Fall River MIlls Ca. Re: Is it a Parks?? [Re: clintwhitman]       #2213396 - 02/23/08 12:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Perhaps a Pacific Instruments mount?? Kevin Post Extras:       The Planetman member Reged: 01/27/06 Posts: 89 Loc: Western KY Re: Is it a Parks?? [Re: gnabgib]       #2213480 - 02/23/08 01:06 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I've never seen anything like it before either. I'm not at all knowledgeable about some of the earlier telescope manufacturers. My s&T collection only goes back to '68, and I've not had the time to drag them out to do some research. It did not have a drive, so that makes it a little harder to determine who manufactured it. Overall, it's in really good shape. The shafts aren't pitted and the polar axis seems to be quite smooth. My plans are to restore it, put on a drive (thinking seriously about using the Opticraft 6.6" that is sitting on the shelf) and use it with my early '90's 10" f/3.56 Parks astrograph. I'll do a little more digging this weekend. Maybe we can come up with something.... -------------------- Ross Workman Frontier Observatory Dawson Springs, KY 37°16'41.7", -87°41'36.2" ------------------------- Parks 10" f/6 Superior Series Newtonian 10" f/5 Z Optical Z-Scope w/ Parks mirror Post Extras:       Lupo914 journeyman Reged: 07/29/06 Posts: 6 Loc: Hockenheim, Germany Re: Is it a Parks?? [Re: The Planetman]       #3193580 - 07/01/09 06:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, yes, it´s a Parks Mount from around 1979/80. Here is a picture of my scope from the early 80´s and a picture from a S&T ad of that time. Original colour of the mount and the upper part of the column was orange, the lower parts black. Actually, the mount is in state of refurbishment. Can you please show me more pictures of the joint of the mount to the steel column and the dec. drive? THX Wolf Post Extras:       Lupo914 journeyman Reged: 07/29/06 Posts: 6 Loc: Hockenheim, Germany Re: Is it a Parks?? [Re: Lupo914]       #3195727 - 07/02/09 07:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Edited by Lupo914 (07/02/09 07:16 PM) Post Extras:       TimD scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 02/16/05 Posts: 908 Loc: CA USA Re: Is it a Parks?? [Re: Lupo914]       #3299193 - 08/28/09 03:03 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow. I woulda never guessed! -------------------- Takahashi TSC 225 WO Megrez 102 Meade ETX 90, ETX 125 Meade LX90 Classic Orange tube C14, C90, C5+ Etc,Etc,Etc!! Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 5 registered and 7 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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