ATM Binoculars --> finders

[Kyle Barger <kbarger@haverford.edu>]

Several people had suggested making finders with binocular parts.  So, I
figured, a great idea, buy a pair of cheap binocs and get two finders out
of it.  I went with a set of Tasco 10x50's from K-Mart for $39.99.

What I am wondering about is the eyepieces--the eyepieces are attached to
the central post by stalks, and turning the focus wheel moves the post with
the eyepieces in and out--but the eyepieces are not actually attached to
the rest of the optical assembly, they just fit over the front.  This is a
bit problematic.  Does anybody have a suggestion to deal with this?  I
would prefer to use 1/2 a binocular "as-is", rather than scavenging the
optics & making my own enclosure.

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Kyle Barger                         Haverford College Academic Computing
kbarger@haverford.edu