Re: [ATM] Procured Sky Micro Focuser

["Virgil.Johnson" <virgilaj@charter.net>]

Greetings,
I have one of these that I purchased at th Riverside Telescope Makers 
Convention at Big Bear many years ago.
I didn't know what kind it was until looking at the patent info. The flat 
base makes me think that it was originally for a Cassegrain or Mak 
configuration. The height would be strange on all but the largest Newtonian. 
It came with a base piece that adapted to a side tube mount , but it was 
very flimsy.

Thanks for the headsup on ID.

Virgil Johnson
Raider of the Lost Dark

> To the ATM group:
>
> I recently procured a vingate Sky Micro Focuser
> (1.25"), manufactured by Telescopics many years ago,
> on eBay.
> It is in superb condition, and this ends several years
>
> of searching for one.  It actually still has the
> Telescopics label on the focuser shaft.  It's a very
> interesting mechanism, and I've downloaded the patent
> application from the USPTO (circa 1959-1962)
> [#3,051,045] for details of the design.  It looks to
> be very well made; quite heavy, though, and not nearly
> as smooth operating as modern devices.
>

> 


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