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rocketman
Reged: 08/29/04
Posts: 4037
Loc: ohio
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Hello all, well after reading a couple threads on 4.5 inch scopes, Ive decided to make the jump to a 1.25 focuser.
Heres my quandry , I do not want to frankenstein this scope entirely.
It seems unlikely that posting a wanted add for a early 1970s 1.25 focuser ,with matching holes for an 11T, would get much of a responce.
So heres my question . If yall were going to find a focuser that matches an 11T where would yall look???
The only stipulation is I really dont want to drill on the tube, trying to keep it as original as possible.
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12 inch Truss Reflector "John"
102mm Celestron C102HD
Tasco 7TE5 60mm Classic
Tasco 9TE5 60mm Classic
Celestron Ultima 2000 SCT
Remains of an 8 inch dob
Celestron Comet catcher(orange tube)
1960 Edscorp Space Conquerer 6inch f/8
10x50 Bushnell Binoculars.
11T 4.5 inch Tasco reflector Lunograsso?
60mm Telescope Club
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sage
Reged: 09/11/09
Posts: 241
Loc: Gambier Island, BC, Canada
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You might want to wait until I see how it goes with mine... I was warned by a couple people that the secondary in the 11TE-5 might be too small to use a 1.25" EP properly. I will certainly post my results!
Might take a bit though... 7 day forecast is for rain all the way... 
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Tasco 11TE-5 'Lunagrosso': 4.5" Newtonian, 900mm f/7.9
Meade DS-2114S: 4.5" Newtonian, 1000mm f/8.8
Galileoscope: 50mm Achromatic Refractor, 500mm f/10
Tasco EQ-2-like mount w/ clock drive
Celestron CG-5GT mount
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GeneDiG
sage
Reged: 05/31/05
Posts: 286
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Used a 1.25 focuser from a Chinese made Celestron Firstscope 114 on my Lunagrosso. Yes, it's plastic but that made it easier to cut down. I cut the tube by about 1.5 inches so 1.25 EP's would come into focus. I also had to shorten the drawtube as the bottom end of protruded into the light path. Screw holes matched up for me and to tell you the truth, the plastic Synta focuser is just as smooth as the original Japanese metal one.
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Gene DiGennaro
Baltimore, Md.
Celestron C-130 5" Mak
Celestron Firstscope 80eq
Tasco/Vixen 999VR
Tasco 11t Vintage Newtonian
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sage
Reged: 09/11/09
Posts: 241
Loc: Gambier Island, BC, Canada
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Handy that the screw holes matched up!
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Tasco 11TE-5 'Lunagrosso': 4.5" Newtonian, 900mm f/7.9
Meade DS-2114S: 4.5" Newtonian, 1000mm f/8.8
Galileoscope: 50mm Achromatic Refractor, 500mm f/10
Tasco EQ-2-like mount w/ clock drive
Celestron CG-5GT mount
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