Criterion Rv 6 Dynascope Repair

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Criterion rv 6 dynascope repair. Preface in january 2008 company seven added a criterion rv 6 dynascope to our museum collection. 08 29 16 8 06 pm et auction end date. In the beginning criterion dynascope rv 6 project. I am restoring the telescope to it s original condition.

The more i thought about it the more i thought it was not worth it. Selling my restored criterion rv 8 telescope. Criterion dynascope rv 6 project. The rv 6 dynascope is a six inch 6 aperture 1 270mm focal length f 8 newtonian reflecting optical tube assembly.

The following is a photographic documentary of the extraordinary effort by mr. Anyway i recently acquired a vintage reflector from a really nice guy a criterion rv 6 dynascope. It was advertised as an rv 8 but as soon as i saw it it was obviously not. The optics are top notch as well as the tracking motor drive new cork and grease.

Criterion dynascope rv 6 project. 7079 number of bids. I read up on these and they apparently were top of the line back in the day 1950 s to the late 1970 s. I just acquired an rv 6 the other day.

So as i posted in another thread. The rv 6 is a 6 inch f 8 newtonian reflector on an equatorial mount with a plug in motor drive for star tracking. Tom mcdonough to refurbish his own criterion rv 6 dynascope. 8 f 7 mirror 8x50 finder scope clock driven german equatorial mount tube mirror 10 lbs mount 40 lbs.

The mirror spotting scope are in excellent shape. Page 1 of 2 criterion rv 6 dynascope yet another one restoration attempt posted in classic telescopes. Evaporating the way or it s been a long long. Dead motor no shaft recall from the first post in this series that the person i purchased this old scope from kept the pier including the ra motor outside in the rain and snow for the better part of thirty years and that while loading the pier into my car a significant flow of water came streaming from.

Criterion rv 6 dynascope restoration gallery. In this video i survey my criterion rv 6 dynascope. Bid history for criterion dynascope rv 6 telescope auction start date. Its pretty obvious i way overpaid for it.

Naval jelly and elbow grease criterion dynascope rv 6 project. The rv 6 s illustrated here are from criterion literature and an rv 6 that is in company seven s museum collection of telescopes. Disassembly and decisions criterion dynascope rv 6 project. This continues our coverage of the criterion rv 6 dynamax telescope that is among company seven s museum collection.