They're here! Reproduction No32 scopes.

[Peter Laidler]

Er......... I don't think it turns anything Alan! The outer claws grip the actual turret while the inner one (fixed) is slotted to hold the actual lead screw in place. There is another tool, the key, that's part of the set. Then when the turret is gripped and the lead screw is held in place, the key locks it all up. It was a zillion times better than the tool in the box, but dear o' deary me, it was still marginally better than hopeless. Armourers were encouraged to make the tool and many did during their basic trade training (see drawings in the telescope book....., cheap and a good read too!). But as I explained, most Armourers chose to ignore these monstrosities and, like me, made their own from ideas taken from experienced Armourers that they met along the way

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[vintage hunter]

i'm not a professional machinist by a long shot but i see no reason why anyone with even basic knowledge of the trade can't make a useable adjusting tool themselves. can't be that difficult. i'm new here so forgive me for getting off the subject and back tracking but this may help others as well. i put my REPRO no.4t together in sept. 09, before Peter posted his how - to article. there are a couple of steps that i did different from the ones in the article. namely centering the scope and the soldering bit. so,Peter, my question is now that i have my sweaty little paws on a REPRO no.32, is it too late to go back and correct the parts i got wrong?
just for the record i did center the scope, just used a different method.

[Alan de Enfield]

Er......... I don't think it turns anything Alan! The outer claws grip the actual turret while the inner one (fixed) is slotted to hold the actual lead screw in place. There is another tool, the key, that's part of the set. Then when the turret is gripped and the lead screw is held in place, the key locks it all up. It was a zillion times better than the tool in the box, but dear o' deary me, it was still marginally better than hopeless. Armourers were encouraged to make the tool and many did during their basic trade training (see drawings in the telescope book....., cheap and a good read too!). But as I explained, most Armourers chose to ignore these monstrosities and, like me, made their own from ideas taken from experienced Armourers that they met along the way

Many thanks Peter - as you may have guessed I've had no call to use the tool.