Re: ATM HELP! exact 2" eyepiece OD?

["Mike Marchand" <marchanm@kent.net>]

 Howdy all!
> 
> Rich Schwartz writes:
> >
> >Don't worry about the eyepiece.  You can use a press to drive it
> >in.  If you don't have a press, a hammer will work.  Sometimes a
> >centerpunch or countersink is helpful.
> 
> Thanks for the reassurance, Rich- I thought I might be acting a
> little timidly about the whole thing.
>  Of course, pressing an eyepiece firmly into a focuser has the
> benefit of eliminating the chance that someone can steal it at a
> star party, making the use of an expensive ocular more 
secure.
-----------SNIP----------------
> Dave "keep your hands off my scope" Sopchak

 Oh, me, oh my, when things are too tight, but must be 
made to fit, a liberal dose of lubricating jelly is in order!! <g>

 Your mileage (gulp) may vary... :)

 Seriously, though, I did use minute amounts of it on the original
 "Low Cost" focuser supplied with an old blue Coulter 13 to
 keep it travelling smoothly...

- mike
  Mike Marchand
e-mail:  marchanm@kent.net