...a 127mm
This thread is about the mount only, the "Twilight Nano"...
Oh, yes, the "steering wheel". It was bent upon arrival...
Hopefully when you straightened it with the heat you didn’t cause fatiguing in that cheap metal ? It may come back to haunt but really with the lighter scopes you don’t need those handles to operate !Sky Tinker wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 4:39 amOh, yes, the "steering wheel". It was bent upon arrival...
guiding rod.jpg
I took a small, butane torch, and straightened it.
It sure doesn’t do much good to any warranty !gregl wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 6:00 am Two thumbs up, Sky. I'm with you on taking toys apart. Things are often made better and you've done a great job here. As to the greaseglue, I find it is often used to cover up for sloppy machining. Look for it in "rebuilt" auto parts, for example.
We're looking forward to your next adventure.
Warranty, schmarranty. We tool guys gotta see what's inside!LDW47 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:22 pmIt sure doesn’t do much good to any warranty !gregl wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 6:00 am Two thumbs up, Sky. I'm with you on taking toys apart. Things are often made better and you've done a great job here. As to the greaseglue, I find it is often used to cover up for sloppy machining. Look for it in "rebuilt" auto parts, for example.
We're looking forward to your next adventure.
I had gotten one of those Grizzly mini-lathes many years ago, but I never got to make use of it, and now it's stored away, and inaccessible at present. In any event, I've had no problems with the part in question.gregl wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 11:46 pmWarranty, schmarranty. We tool guys gotta see what's inside!LDW47 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:22 pmIt sure doesn’t do much good to any warranty !gregl wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 6:00 am Two thumbs up, Sky. I'm with you on taking toys apart. Things are often made better and you've done a great job here. As to the greaseglue, I find it is often used to cover up for sloppy machining. Look for it in "rebuilt" auto parts, for example.
We're looking forward to your next adventure.
As to the bent shaft, the worst case is that he'd have to make a new one. No big deal, really. A friend with a lathe could do it in a few minutes. (And maybe Sky has a lathe?)
I thought I had tempered the metal with the torch, and you're saying that I didn't? Maybe I did, maybe I didn't. But no matter, as that handle would be good only for guiding something smaller and light in weight; a pair of binoculars, or a camera, perhaps.LDW47 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:21 pmHopefully when you straightened it with the heat you didn’t cause fatiguing in that cheap metal ? It may come back to haunt but really with the lighter scopes you don’t need those handles to operate !Sky Tinker wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 4:39 amOh, yes, the "steering wheel". It was bent upon arrival...
guiding rod.jpg
I took a small, butane torch, and straightened it.
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