pimped my guide

Don't ask me why I bothered doing this to a basic guidescope (the blue Skywatcher Short Tube 80) worth a couple of hundred dollars, if that. I was having trouble with flexure, so decided to upgrade the focuser to a GSO 10:1 one.

I was browsing around another forum and came across this fake carbon fibre contact-like stuff. Thought it might look pretty cool jazzing up the old cheap-looking SW ST80. It's 3M Di-Noc Carbon Fiber Vinyl Film Wrap. I bought 2 x A4 sheets for $14 each off eBay.

Here's the result. I reckon it looks pretty sexy. Sorry I didn't take before shots, but it's just one of these underneath all that.

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That's pretty darn sharp Troy. Looks great, nice application work.

The 10:1 focuser is going to make things much easier.

Thanks mate.

Hoping this focuser will fix the flexure. The stock R&P focuser is pretty ordinary.

Awwww....so purdy!

Nice job Troy.

Baz.