Re: Mead screws

From: Jim Chandler (chanjj_at_jump.net)
Date: 07/30/04


Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 13:33:44 GMT

Try ScopeStuff.

http://www.scopestuff.com

Chas wrote:
> I have a Meade telescope circa 1983. It does not have a model number
> on it. It does say D=L02 F=1000 f/10 Schmidt Cassagrain. Sadly a
> while back I dropped it and broke the finder scope holder. Now I
> want to make another holder but I have trouble finding the correct
> bolts for the holds pre-drilled in the scope. When a friend measured
> the scope he said the thread pitch was .75 mm. This seems right
> because when I use a "standard" metric size screw it screws in a ways
> and then jams.
> Any suggestion for non-standard Meade type bolts. I faxed them but
> they didn't bother to answer.



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