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2. Assembly
Now that you have unpacked the boxes and
familiarized your-self with all the parts in front of
you, it’s time to begin assembly.
Start with the Base.
Assembly of the Dobsonian base
The base need only be assembled once, unless you
disassemble it for long-term storage. The assembly
process takes about 15 minutes and requires,
an adjustable crescent wrench, and the provided
Allen wrenches.
1. Loosely attach the
front board
to the
two side
panels
with four of the base assembly screws
(I)
in
the predrilled holes. Use the Allen wrench to tighten
the screws. Do not completely tighten the screws
yet.
(See image at right)
2. Assembly
Now that you have unpacked the boxes and
familiarized your-self with all the parts in front of
you, it’s time to begin assembly.
Start with the Base.
Assembly of the Dobsonian base
The base need only be assembled once, unless you
disassemble it for long-term storage. The assembly
process takes about 15 minutes and requires,
an adjustable crescent wrench, and the provided
Allen wrenches.
1.
Loosely attach the
front board
to the
two
side panels
with four of the base assembly
screws in the predrilled holes. Use the Allen
wrench to tighten the screws. Do not com-
pletely tighten the screws yet. (See image be-
low)
Note:
Be sure that the Predrilled holes
for the eyepiece rack are on the
LEFT
of the
rocker box. (as view from the rear).
The Threaded inserts on the Front Brace are
on the inside.
2. Turn this assembly upside down, and screw on
the top of the base board. Continue using the large ,
hex-head screws . (See image Below)
Once all base hex head screws are in place tighten
them with Allen Wrench.
3. Screw the 3 feet into the small pre drilled holes
on the bottom of the ground board with a Phillips
head screw driver
Groundboard with Metal disks and
Roller Bearing fitted
4. With the rocker box still upside down, Place the
Roller Bearing Mat between the two metal disks.
Put the aluminium spacer tube into the bottom of
the rocker box and put the metal disks and bearing
mat over the spacer tube. Now put the Ground
board on with the spacer tube coming through it.
The captive T-Nut should be on the top (at this time)
The 3 rubber feet should be on the top.
Now using Pivot Bolt screw it through the aluminium
spacer tube from inside the rocker box and tighten.
There is a fixed T-screw in the bottom of the ground
board to secure it all.
Note: The Pivot Bolt has a Roller Bearing in it
Do Not over tighten. LARGE Washer on bottom.
Small Washer between Roller Bearing and
Plastic Knob.
