Restoration Page
The Tasco as found...doesn't look too bad...
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Complete disassembly of the telescope was necessary to determine the overall condition.
The equatorial head was rebuilt...old grease removed, parts painted glossy black and a missing pointer cut out from thin brass stock.
Before and after photos...
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Green felt cut and glued for the tube cradle.
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The damaged focuser was rebuilt, and the mount and additional parts also painted black.
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The wood tripod legs were cleaned and stained.
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The wood carry case was also cleaned and treated with a beeswax/orange oil product made by Big Sur.
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The tubes were sanded and painted a semi-gloss white.
I was tempted to go with a different color for the tubes, but decided against it and went with classic white.
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Included with the telescope...
Tasco 'Reach Into Worlds Beyond' manual (and additional vintage astronomy material), erecting prism, dust cap,
3 eyepieces (H20MM, H12.5MM, SR4MM), 2X barlow lens & sun projection screen.
These items were carefully cleaned and detailed.
Unfortunately, the original diagonal prism is missing the eyepiece tube and will need to be replaced.
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End result is a nice classic Tasco refractor with quality Japanese made optics!
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