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An observing buddy of mine once commented, "You've really
got it all thought out, having everything within arms reach."
He, of course, was refering to the eyepiece racks I had mounted
on the side of my 8"
f/6 Dobsonian. No longer do I get the ever elusive M74 centered
up in the field of view of my 22mm eyepiece and then lose it because
I had to leave the telescope to get a higher power eyepiece. Now
I grab and go! With my eyepieces only a few inches from my finger
tips at all times, when I'm at my scope, I can switch magnifications
without losing the object. I also don't have to fumble around
in my eyepiece case in the dark in order to find the right eyepiece.
Teeter's Telescopes and Accessories' eyepiece racks are manufactured
to add flare and make your scope look more professional. Our eyepiece
racks are not thin, flimsy, metal but are treated plywood, combining
structural stability and professional looks. They are built to
be used and will stand up to it and also built to blend as seemlessly
as possible with your scope, whether it is commercially-made (Discovery,
Orion, Meade, Obsession, Starmaster, etc) or home-made.
Staying true to our beliefs, we give you, the customer, a great
degree of freedom when you order our eyepiece racks, but we do
have our preferences when it comes to what species of wood to
manufacture the eyepiece racks out of, Baltic Birch.
Currently we offer:
1/2" Baltic Birch Plywood, this is the prefered material
since it has a superior finish and grain pattern if stained and
varnished or left unpainted.
We understand there are black scopes, white scopes, yellow
scopes, natural stained scopes, cherry stained scopes, maple stained
scopes, etc. and we like to cater to your needs. We offered a
variety of stains and polyurethane-based enamel paints that you
can have your Teeter's Telescopes and Accessories eyepiece rack
finished with. Two such varieties are pictured above, the top
rack having no stain but finished with Marine Spar Varnish and
the bottom rack having three coats of Natural Stain with three
of Marine Spar Varnish.
Stained finish comes with:
Four coats of wood-stain (inquire about the current
brand being used) finished with 4 coats of clear high gloss Marine
Spar Varnish to protect the wood from moisture during observing.
Colors currently offered:
Cherry
Natural
Red Mahogany
Painted Finish comes with:
Four coats of polyurethane-based enamel (usually high
gloss, but inquire about satin or flat finishes) and if desired
4 coats of clear polyurethane.
Installation of Teeter's Telescopes and Accessories' eyepiece
racks was designed to be as uncomplicated and painless as possible.
We know that not everyone is Mr. Fix-it. Therefore, there are
but a few easily followed steps to installing your new eyepiece
rack. They will be sent along with your eyepiece rack, but are
also printed here:
Mounted flush into the back of the eyepiece rack you will find
two threaded aluminum inserts. Given to you, on your invoice with
your order, will be the separation of those bolts, but you can
measure them yourself as well.
Taking that measurement you will then drill two level holes (diameter
will also be included with your order; it's very dependent on
how many 2.00" eyepieces the rack will be carrying - the
more there are the larger the bolts) into and completely through
the side of your rockerbox.
Taking the two bolts that are also included with your order, you
will place them through the holes you just drilled and into the
back of your eyepiece rack. Use a screw driver to snug the eyepiece
rack up to your rockerbox.
This design has proven to hold the largest of 2" eyepieces
without flexure.