#32 Scope Repair?

[Peter Laidler]

I have been watching this thread closely. As indeed I do with most No32 threads. The trouble with optical instruments is that like most mechanical parts of kit, it's easy to strip, lay out on a small workbench, clean a few bits off and put it back together. A bit like the old control box in your car. But like the control box in your car there's an electrical side that's got to be set-up too. And the No32, there's an optical side to set up. Dear o' deary me......, where do you want me to start? If you want me to be brutally honest, some of....,., no let me change that to MOST of the amateur enthusiasts can't even cope with the basic mechanics of the instruments. Put simply, they haven't even got a clue. As for the optical side of things I simply despair at some of the things, the total butchery and bodgery I have seen. It's legendary........... Then there are the home enthusiasts who suddenly have a set of cheap £4.99 instrument screwdrivers from Asda who couldn't clear, open out, plug, re-drill and tap a 1/2" hole......., let alone an 8 or 10 BA one

This is not a comment about anyone in particular or those like Wheaty who are regularly mentioned on this forum. I know they can because you never see or hear about poor work.
Roy W, where are you when I need support. I'm just machining new step-down grat stops for your as we speak. Sorry lads, but that's JUST how it is..........