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Wow.......... 109 forumers and non forumers have put a thanks up for this thread. Thatnks all....

Q1. I wouldn't have a clue
Q2. Factured lenses or chips around the outer edges are acceptable if a) they are in the outer 1/3rd. (But I say the outer 1/10th or so is acceptable) and b) if they are...

That OG lens is beyond salvage. Some might tell you that you can polish the scratches out. Well, you can if it was a very fine scar but when you polish a scratch out you are degrading the curvature...

I would say that if you can really screw the price down due to them, then do so. You say that you cannot see the scratches or that they don't appear on the screen....... That's not what counts. ...

Good question Skippy. And the reason is this. On the surface - if you'll excuse the pun in a minute - all the lenses should be the same. After all, they were all made to the same dimensions and...

That's a good question DRP and set me thinking......... If it all seems tight then it can only be the graticle block that is moving erratically. But as it is spring loaded in a Mk3, it can't be and...

It is simple to make one. The drawings are in the telescope book. That way, you make the graticle block to fit what you have made. If it is the actual post and crosswire, you are asking about you...

32 TPI will give you the correct pitch to ensure that 1 click = 1 minute of angle. So cut 32tpi

84 teeth on the clicker plate is not the norm. The Mk1 is different but 84 clicks per revolution...

The two convex surfaces face each other with the sprung spacer inbetween. I don't understand the meaning of the 'wide' and 'narrow'. The optical properties are the same. They are a matched set

Those troubles aren't just restricted to you Jsne........... I have 5 assorted but very old and tired No32's here over Christmas. And EVERY one was jammed up solid, just like yours. Add to that...

That's the problem and where 40 years of hands on hard learned experience come in JSNE.......

I face this problem every week and sometimes you end up spoiling something. If I was you I would...

Now unscrew the ocular counter cell (the lens retaining ring) and pull out the two lenses plus the spacer

Then unscrew the OG brass ray shade and draw out the inner tube. Separate the OG lens...

Not clear enough to be definitive but looks OK so far........ Other comments anyone........

Put a couple of photos up PDQ after delivery and you'll get a response equally PDQ. It's the wisdom of the crowd.

Surely, if you've already won it, then it's already too late to worry whether it's a fake or not! The time to check was BEFOREhand.

Or, as one of my old CSM's said to me once............... '......I have never been ripped-off by anyone - TWICE!

As a rule of thumb, any object that is inside the tube and in focus, such as the hair in Billy's 'scope, then it ON the focal plane. In other words, stuck on the grat or crosswire.

Now, billy,...

About 10 years ago BAR! There were 6 or 8 in a bundle, less scabbards, all greasy and in that cream coloured cloth impregnated greasy wrap stuff. Brand new, as issued from Ordnance They'd been in...

Ah, Vintage Hunter....., you have just identified the difference between the PRICE of something, the WORTH of something and the VALUE of something.

What you are suggesting is a most laudable and...

How long is a bit of string? To be brutally honest Brnom, it's like walking to the garage and asking the bloke how much it'll cost to fix your car. Absolutely stupid isn't it? Just like your...

The problem with polishing lenses is that there's polishing and then there's polishing. A cloudy lens might just be that the cement binding the doublets has broken down but generally it means that...

Merlin 266 and your thread 43 above. That scope is on its way back with a two page report on it and details of the repair including sheared screws and rusted out crusty internals. But it turned out...

Got it here as we speak and you ain't exaggerating your description - except what you ain't seen is the INSIDE!

But it's a good example of getting an old dog cheap and having it rebuilt cheap and...

I know others have their own views of the repro scopes but I wouldn';t bother with one. Just '...save twice and buy once and save ever after.....' as they say. Annanuvverfing. Just buy a real No32...

I would pull up all the No4T threads as the Q's have been answered time and time again there