[sac-forum] Re: Looking for a 60mm f15 objective

So, about those "spare" 60mm objectives lying around . . . ?

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From: sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of AJ Crayon
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 9:14 AM
To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Looking for a 60mm f15 objective

YO.  Gadzooks!!  I haven't heard that in a coon's age!

AJ Crayon
Phoenix, AZ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Harshaw" <rharshaw2@xxxxxxx>
To: <sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:33 AM
Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Looking for a 60mm f15 objective


> Gadzooks, I had one of those when I was a youngster!
>
>
> Richard Harshaw
> Cave Creek, AZ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Spencer, Darrell
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:30 AM
> To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Looking for a 60mm f15 objective
>
> Well, it is the concave side of one element - and they are chips.  I
had
> nothing to lose and had it apart. It's the leading (front-side)
element
> which, I thought was the crown portion.  The set is air-spaced.  They
> were isolated by a thin "gasket" running between them at the
perimeter.
>
> And I said old, but not quite that old.  (60's vintage Sears
Discoverer
> 6333-A).
>
> Darrell
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:sac-forum-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Lind
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 8:26 AM
> To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [sac-forum] Re: Looking for a 60mm f15 objective
>
> Darrell,
>
> Does that scope have Galileo's signature on it? Oh, I forgot, he used
a
> singlet objective.  Is it really the crown that's chipped? Generally
the
>
> concave side of the flint elemenet gets chipped. Also, are the
elements
> cemented?  Cement failures can look like chips.
>
> Paul
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Spencer, Darrell" <DSpencer@xxxxxxx>
> To: <sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 7:11 AM
> Subject: [sac-forum] Looking for a 60mm f15 objective
>
>
> Not sure if folks here are as interested in older refractors as I am,
> but I have yet another project that's old, complete and in really
> pristine shape ... except for the crown half of the objective.
> Clamshell chips all the way around.  If it was a 102mm, I wouldn't
worry
> much, but at 60mm, I'm going to try and find a replacement.
>
> If anyone happens to have an unused "cell" they'd like to "sell", I'd
> sure be interested.   (D:60, F:900)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Darrell Spencer
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