Many thanks for the kind words, Daryl! It was a pleasure to get to know you and to help you upgrade your scope. I hope to work with you on future ATM projects and to see you enjoying your scope under the dark Utah skies! Take care, Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Daryl Koppenaal Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 9:30 AM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Next ATM session During the past several months, Mat and "The Guys" helped me transform an 18 year old Dob into a modern scope. I originally just wanted to simply replace the non-adjustable spider, which we did, but one thing led to another :). A month later the 1 1/4 " R & P focuser was replaced with a 2" Crayford, followed by replacing the wood primary cell with a DobStuff 6 point aluminum cell complete with cooling fan. The images seen through the overhauled scope are vastly superior compared to the original components, and the parts were not that expensive. I can't thank Mat and the guys enough for their assistance, as I never could have done this on my own! I also learned quite a bit just hanging out with them, especially collimating skills from the master, Jeff Porter. If you're thinking of upgrading your scope but you lack the skills to do it yourself, ATM Saturday at Mat's garage is the place to be. -----Original Message----- From: Hutchings, Mat <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tue, Nov 27, 2012 2:46 pm Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Next ATM session Hi, all ATM's; just a reminder that the next ATM session is on 12/1 (this aturday) starting at 09:00. As usual, let me know if you need directions to my ouse. For any new subscribers to this list who are wondering what ATM means in this ontext, it is Amateur Telescope Maker. We do all kinds of telescope making ncluding primary mirrors for Newtonian telescopes, overhauls of scopes, bserving aids (dew heaters, etc.) and observing chairs. It's a great time for s telescope nuts to get together and help each other out. Future dates for these sessions are: 1/26/13 /23/13 /30/13 Hope to see you this Saturday! Mat This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. he information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or ersonal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. nauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such nformation is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an ntended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in rror, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email nd any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in rror, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from our system. Thank you for your cooperation ______________________________________________ tah-Astronomy mailing list ttp://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to tah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: ttp://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy hen enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or dit options". _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation