Tube rings for C8

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kochu
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Tube rings for C8

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Hi All ,

WTB a pair of tube rings suitable for 8 inch SCT. If available pls pm me or call 9368 9558

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i'm curious, why do you need the rings, instead of a dovetail bar, for e.g.?
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Maybe he is unable to fit a dovetail bar on the SCT? My school has a C8 and had difficulty putting a dovetail bar on it.

New holes have to be drilled into the scope to fit the dovetail bar. Now it works flawlessly. :)
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Hi,
I think what kochu want is to use the tube-ring on his 8" SCT OTA from his LX90, so he can use a dovetail on it to mount on a EQ mount.

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Tube ring

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Thanks weixing. You are correct. I had a good pair of tube rings which I used to mount LX-90 OTA . I sold it and that was an impulsive mistake.

Drilling hole and using a 13 inch dovetail bar is another way. But it can be avoided if tube rings are available.

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Don't drill!!! the metal scraps will go inside the tube and you have to remove the corrector plate to take them out. Are you looking for expensive rings (i.e. Parallax type) or a cheap one (Orion). I think I have the latter lying around somewhere, I'll pm you if I can find it.

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ariefm71 wrote:Don't drill!!! the metal scraps will go inside the tube and you have to remove the corrector plate to take them out. Are you looking for expensive rings (i.e. Parallax type) or a cheap one (Orion). I think I have the latter lying around somewhere, I'll pm you if I can find it.

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C8 ota tube rings

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Thanks Arif.

Orion type tube rings are good enough.

As for drilling I will not do any thing recklessly.

Awaiting your pm

Kochu/18-11-06
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