OK, so I didn't actually repair the thread that had started too deep. But I did add a zinc mending plate with a brand new 1/4-20 hole tapped in the zinc at an offset to the first one. This sets the mount back about 1-3/8" from the original hole. That makes it just about as far from the best ballance point as the first hole, just on the other side of it. Maybe I can say I am just getting ready for the mod to a 2" focuser so I can use that 31mm Nagler that I will buy some decade. But then I would probably have to move it another 3" back.
Total cost $0.10 Now if it will hold up during our vacations... What is the group's experience with tapping holes in zinc?
Thanks,
Charlie
Total cost $0.10 Now if it will hold up during our vacations... What is the group's experience with tapping holes in zinc?
Thanks,
Charlie
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Fort Lewis Observatory: (37.238, -108.052) ~2360m (7744 ft.) elevation.
Darkness - typically 6.5+
Scope - Meade 16" LX200; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Smart focus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; (~.5"/pixel)
Guiding - AO-8 and/or Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory
