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imhotep
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Reged: 02/14/07
Posts: 1426
Loc: Tampa, FL
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I'm having a hard time finding threaded tube inserts online. What I'm looking for are these:
http://www.meridiantelescopes.com/inserts.htm
...except that I only need 8, not a package of 50.
Obsession has them for $3 each, but they don't list the tube wall and you have to mail a check because they don't take card payments online. Argh.
All I need is 8 threaded inserts that will fit 1" OD aluminum tube with a 0.05" wall.
Where else can I find them?
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Curt
8" F5 Newtonian Astrograph
Orion 80ED CUSTOM
Edmund Optics 4.25" 'Palomar' Newtonian, 1968 vintage
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14dobguy
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/09/08
Posts: 819
Loc: rhode island
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right here bud.
http://www.mcmaster.com/ctlg/DisplCtlgPage.aspx?ReqTyp=CATALOG&CtlgPgNbr=3174&CtlgEdition=&ScreenWidth=1280&McMMainWidth=1059&sesnextrep=47490273295962
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Brian
14" dob
sky commander
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DSalters
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 03/03/07
Posts: 864
Loc: High Ridge, MO (St. Louis)
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The link you gave to Meridian has them in packages of 8. Do you think those won't fit the ID of your poles? I have bought multiple times from Meridian and always have been quite pleased. I even bought an 8-pack of these very inserts too.
If that doesn't work though, check with Dennis at Dobstuff. He has inserts of all sizes. I would expect the Meridian 8-pack to be fine though. They're likely the same inserts as McMaster sells anyway.
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Daniel Salters
Celestron C5
Bushnell Voyager 6" Dob
10" Truss-Dob
13" Dob (Under Construction)
Primary Eyepieces: Baader Hyperions and TMB Planetaries
"The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor." -1 Corinthians 15:41
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14dobguy
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/09/08
Posts: 819
Loc: rhode island
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good call dan,dennis would probably have some,thats whats in my scope.here is his link.
http://www.dobstuff.com/index.htm
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Brian
14" dob
sky commander
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imhotep
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 02/14/07
Posts: 1426
Loc: Tampa, FL
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Quote:
The link you gave to Meridian has them in packages of 8. Do you think those won't fit the ID of your poles?
No, you're giving me too much credit, lol. I'm blind, that's all. Wow, how did I miss that?
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Curt
8" F5 Newtonian Astrograph
Orion 80ED CUSTOM
Edmund Optics 4.25" 'Palomar' Newtonian, 1968 vintage
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imhotep
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Reged: 02/14/07
Posts: 1426
Loc: Tampa, FL
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Quote:
right here bud.
http://www.mcmaster.com/ctlg/DisplCtlgPage.aspx?ReqTyp=CATALOG&CtlgPgNbr=3174&CtlgEdition=&ScreenWidth=1280&McMMainWidth=1059&sesnextrep=47490273295962
Yep that'll work too. Funny, I went to McMaster-Carr already and couldn't find them. I tried different names but never 'tube connector'.
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Curt
8" F5 Newtonian Astrograph
Orion 80ED CUSTOM
Edmund Optics 4.25" 'Palomar' Newtonian, 1968 vintage
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DSalters
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 03/03/07
Posts: 864
Loc: High Ridge, MO (St. Louis)
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Glad to hear that the simplest answer was the correct one 
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Daniel Salters
Celestron C5
Bushnell Voyager 6" Dob
10" Truss-Dob
13" Dob (Under Construction)
Primary Eyepieces: Baader Hyperions and TMB Planetaries
"The sun has one kind of splendor, the moon another and the stars another; and star differs from star in splendor." -1 Corinthians 15:41
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Dennis Steele
vendor
Reged: 09/18/06
Posts: 24
Loc: Castro Valley, CA.
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For inserts check out ==>
http://dobstuff.com/components.htm
Dennis
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