Pimp my Dob

[mickw]

I've started to strip down the lightbridge to clean it and repaint as necessary.

I've got the primary out of the tube but it seems attached to the carrier - Is it glued in or is it more likely to be crup ?
Would soaking shift it ?

Oh, I'm also gonna wait until the sun goes behing the house afternearly cooking my belly  

Cheers

*Sorted, double sided tape now sliced through with dental floss* 

[Mike]

I've got a really bad feeling about this.

[mickw]

Nothing to fret about, got most of the crud off with brillo pads and ajax 
I remembered what you said about only wiping the pads across the mirror once 

OK, at ease 
I wanted to get the mirror out of the carrier so I could clean it without making anything else rusty
Propped it up at about 30 deg. and used a spray of ordinary water for about 10 mins to soften anything that wasn't soft, then flooded it with de-ionised water.
Then couple of drops washing liquid in de-I water wiped with pukka cotton wool to remove somones fat finger mark on the edge 
Then wiping with straight de-I water and cotton wool (one wipe per cotton ball).
Finally blow dried with hot air gun at about a foot away.
Looks better than what it was but is still spotty, probably water staining.

I know it's probably OK (certainly was as DSC), but while I've got it in bits, it seems daft not to get it re-coated for the sake of £30

While that's being done I can concentrate on getting the chrome, graphics and sound system done 

[Mike]

After I cleaned it it had spots on it. I'm afraid it was left out in the rain once or twice too many times at DSC. But, as you say you can get it recoated for not a lot of dosh so it will be worth it to have an as good as new dob again.

[mickw]

I blame Swine Measles 

[RobertM]

While that's being done I can concentrate on getting the chrome, graphics and sound system done

Don't forget the dice 

[mickw]

The dice - I forgot the dice 

[Ian]

and pink leopardskin

[Whitters]

I hope you didn't forget the scented tree

[mickw]

Doh

Leopard skin...........
Tree..............

Memory broken...................
Must have beer..........................

[RobertM]

I think the tree might defeat the photons trying to get to the mirror - Thats only my personal opinion mind you.  Remember this is supposed to be a telescope   

[Mike]

Don't forget the 5 mile long dew shield so you can see through the clouds.

[Ian]

I think it'd look really trick with little blue LEDs in the windscreen washer nozzles. and fluorescent green downlights underneath so it looks like it's floating as it goes along.

Mick, are you planning on going as far as lowering the suspension?

[Tony G]

Mac,

Didn't you take some photos of the Dob, so people could re-design it for Mick, with pretty colours and fur etc. in photoshop.

Tony G

[The Thing]

Nodding dog?! Nice touch when you line up on another beer bottle deep sky object.