Great job ! You can probably find a Nema 17 pancake Stepper for about 20€, you don't need much torque for a focuser and it's way lighter than the nema in your kit.
Yes I saw those thin motors, but still I'm overloaded as it is so I will use one of those on a lighter scope when the time comes... Unless I buckle and try it anyway? Thanks for that!
@@Cheapass-tro Honestly, if you have the money, i would try it. It's a few hundred grams, and it's not wasted because it would be a lighter load on the new scope too. If you have all the mounting hardware, it isn't that much money to have that great of an upgrade.
Good job! That's a very intelligent way to get a dual speed focuser on the cheap. Just so ya know, I LOVE the one that comes on my Skywatcher 130p-ds so when you can get one, I don't think you'll regret it especially since it'll be more within your mount's weight capacity. I will probably add a jar lid or something to one side of the focuser on my achromatic refractor though. I usually use it for visual use, but sometimes you just need that fine focus when at high power.
@@Cheapass-tro I've been thinking about that quattro recently as well. I think any of those newts are great scopes though so I don't think you can go wrong really. I would recommend a refractor, but you seem like the kind of person who enjoys tinkering and improving and that's really what newts excel at
I never knew this existed! At first I thought you were suggesting some fancy, expensive focuser unit, not just the adjusting gear. Not a bad suggestion there but my current focuser is not a Crayford type. As it happens I've just bought an Omegon 10:1 Crayford for it for only £50, used. I won't get my hands on it for a while yet, it's waiting for me in the UK.
Problem is, with the original teeth on the tub going into the telescope. Your idea will defiantly work, but I could see it slipping cause the teeth aren't as fine as with a dual focuser. Still a great idea though
Hi, thanks. Didn't slip on me but it is still a cheapass solution, so not as good as a proper DS. I've put a motor on it now. Yet to sort that out to get it working though....
Great job !
You can probably find a Nema 17 pancake Stepper for about 20€, you don't need much torque for a focuser and it's way lighter than the nema in your kit.
Yes I saw those thin motors, but still I'm overloaded as it is so I will use one of those on a lighter scope when the time comes... Unless I buckle and try it anyway? Thanks for that!
@@Cheapass-tro Honestly, if you have the money, i would try it.
It's a few hundred grams, and it's not wasted because it would be a lighter load on the new scope too.
If you have all the mounting hardware, it isn't that much money to have that great of an upgrade.
@@SaitoGray I will do at some point. I checked them out earlier and the one I looked at was just 140g.
Good job again 👍
Cheers Mucker!
Great job Nugsy. You must have had a Meccano set when you were younger. Great tips though mate, keep em coming.
Ha Ha! Them's were the days.
Good job! That's a very intelligent way to get a dual speed focuser on the cheap. Just so ya know, I LOVE the one that comes on my Skywatcher 130p-ds so when you can get one, I don't think you'll regret it especially since it'll be more within your mount's weight capacity. I will probably add a jar lid or something to one side of the focuser on my achromatic refractor though. I usually use it for visual use, but sometimes you just need that fine focus when at high power.
Thank you. Yeah that 130PDS gets a lot of love. Gonna do it one day ... But then that 150 Quattro appeals! ... You never know, it may happen.
@@Cheapass-tro I've been thinking about that quattro recently as well. I think any of those newts are great scopes though so I don't think you can go wrong really. I would recommend a refractor, but you seem like the kind of person who enjoys tinkering and improving and that's really what newts excel at
@@iamjessieray Ha ha! Got me.
Use a peg ;)
Just get a Lacerta 10:1 microfocuser
I never knew this existed!
At first I thought you were suggesting some fancy, expensive focuser unit, not just the adjusting gear.
Not a bad suggestion there but my current focuser is not a Crayford type.
As it happens I've just bought an Omegon 10:1 Crayford for it for only £50, used. I won't get my hands on it for a while yet, it's waiting for me in the UK.
You are very clever!
Aw shucks! Thanks Graham. Though I'd sooner say resourceful. Where there's a will, there's a way. I like to find that way.
Bro you are great. You are really making astrophotography cheap. Btw can you tell me that can we do autoguiding with on step goto system.
Thanks mate! ... Yes. Yes you can. Maybe not with all builds but my OnStep MaxESP3 has an ST4 port.
Thanks bro
Very nice Nugsy, keep the cheap ass tips coming mate
Well I'm here now. It would be rude not to.
Problem is, with the original teeth on the tub going into the telescope. Your idea will defiantly work, but I could see it slipping cause the teeth aren't as fine as with a dual focuser. Still a great idea though
Hi, thanks. Didn't slip on me but it is still a cheapass solution, so not as good as a proper DS. I've put a motor on it now. Yet to sort that out to get it working though....
@@Cheapass-tro good luck man. You got some good suggestions going. If I figure a way to make the track more accurate I'll share
@@NM-ql9er Nice one! I don't have all the answers, so any additional info here would be great.