This Old Scope

A blog dedicated to the restoration of classic telescopes, telescope and mirror making, telescope equipment and all things amateur astronomy.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Criterion Dynascope RV-6 Project: "Clock Drive and Cork Clutch!"

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At the conclusion of my last post, I had finally solved what was sure to be the most problematic issue for this restoration project, name...
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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Criterion Dynascope RV-6 Project: "Dead Motor, No Shaft!"

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Recall from the first post in this series that the person I purchased this old scope from kept the pier, including the RA motor, outside ...
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Criterion Dynascope RV-6 Project: "Tap! Tap! Taping the Assembly!"

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When we last left off I had just received the components back from the powder coater and, thrilled with the results, was excitedly readyi...
Sunday, December 16, 2012

Criterion Dynascope RV-6 Project: "Evaporating the Way or It's Been a Long, Long... Long Time"

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Well... after 2 years I suppose its about time that I get back to my RV6 restoration project.   The fact is that while I had made much ...
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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Criterion Dynascope RV-6 Project: "Naval Jelly and Elbow Grease"

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With the scope disassembled, it was easy to see that removing the rust that had built up over the many years of direct weather exposure was...
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Friday, November 12, 2010

Criterion Dynascope RV-6 Project: "Disassembly and Decisions"

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After getting the scope home and performing a deeper inspection of the various components, it was obvious that this project was going to re...
Friday, November 5, 2010

Criterion Dynascope RV-6 Project: "In the Beginning"

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“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end.”  - Seneca For the inaugural project of "This Old Scope" (TOS) I...
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