Carton 100mm f/13 "MD" OTA Construction - Laser Alignment of the GSO Crayford Focuser 3-3

 

Alignment achieved! (Click to see an enlarged image.)

 

With minimal coaxing of the loosely fitted focuser-to-main tube adapter and the GSO Crayford securely locked in place, the laser beam was nearly perfectly center. Off by such a small amount from center will not have hardly any affect on image quality for such a slow optical system as this (f/13). In this state, I carefully tightened the screws of the GSO focuser-to-main tube adapter to the main tube. With alignment achieved, the focuser is then removed and the focuser-to-main tube adapter left attached to the main tube. The main tube was then put aside to prime and paint later so that I can prep the rear cell.