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Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621332 - 01/13/13 05:54 PM Attachment (17 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   all the knobs are not the same. Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621333 - 01/13/13 05:55 PM Attachment (14 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   some rusty bolts i think easily replaced with chrome. Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621335 - 01/13/13 05:56 PM Attachment (17 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   nice photographic focuser. i think this was a expensive option. Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621336 - 01/13/13 05:57 PM Attachment (16 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   looks like the first version Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621340 - 01/13/13 05:58 PM Attachment (15 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   who made the optics on this Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621341 - 01/13/13 05:59 PM Attachment (12 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   drive pic_1 Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621342 - 01/13/13 06:00 PM Attachment (9 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   drive _2 Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621345 - 01/13/13 06:01 PM Attachment (13 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   mirror and cell Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621347 - 01/13/13 06:01 PM Attachment (13 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   controller Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621354 - 01/13/13 06:04 PM Attachment (15 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   funky looking secondary...yea its raining so no first light tonight. Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621360 - 01/13/13 06:06 PM Attachment (10 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   caps...my bottom one has a small piece missing. Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621366 - 01/13/13 06:10 PM Attachment (11 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   see that thing on far right....homemade red light you stick in the ground and connect to a battery...looks like an old running light. Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621369 - 01/13/13 06:12 PM Attachment (11 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   needs new plastic knobs here also. Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621373 - 01/13/13 06:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   anyone know if the red levelers were standard on these. have not seen pictures anywhere like them Post Extras:       starman876 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/28/08 Loc: VA Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621480 - 01/13/13 07:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice scope Brian. You are lucky these great scopes pop up around you. Post Extras:       mustgobigger Post Laureate Reged: 06/12/07 Loc: Michigan Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: starman876]       #5621512 - 01/13/13 07:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   i think this one is worthy of a restore job. going to give it a first light run before i do anything. well.... maybe order some knobs and bolts. my wife loves it...says it looks like its coming in for a landing... Post Extras:       starman876 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/28/08 Loc: VA Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621516 - 01/13/13 07:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   When the scope gets approval from the better half you have a winner. Post Extras:       starman876 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/28/08 Loc: VA Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621518 - 01/13/13 07:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   what Unitron in the background. Please, let's see a picture of that also. I hope it is one of those folded refractors. They are great. Post Extras:       apfever Carpal Tunnel Reged: 05/13/08 Loc: Colorado Re: Edmund model 4004 CL scope [Re: mustgobigger]       #5621528 - 01/13/13 07:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Brian, I just checked 5 sets of legs (15 legs) and none have those levelers. I've nevr seen them before. My guess is that they are home spun. I have one set that has one leveler screw for fine alt adjusment, most sets have nothing, and one set has a full array of large swivel casters. That caster set is from an 8" that came directly from Joseph Cocozza's work, through his family, to me. These seem to get modified with custom levelers and casters. The end castings are well set up for that. Look inside the OTA and see if there are only two holes for the bolts that hold that OAG focuser on. If there are only those bolt holes, and none other for a different focuser, then you have a rare factory original indeed. And I hate using the word 'rare'. I think it's overly abused. Edit: Ahh yes, you have the earlier version OAG. I'm not sure how that one was mounted. The newer ones only had two bolts. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 4 registered and 7 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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