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1975 RV-6
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1975 RV-6
In 1966, at the age of 12, I was one of the many budding amateur astronomers that daydreamed over the many telescope ads in Sky & Telescope magazine, such as Cave, Starliner, Optical Craftsman, Unitron, and Criterion. I purchased a 2.4 " Unitron that year, which I still have, but always also longed for a Criterion RV-6.A couple of years ago, after discovering the Criterion Dynascope Group, I determined that if an RV-6 ever came my way, I would snap it up. In July of 2002, a fellow club member offered me his 1975 RV-6 at an extremely reasonable price. So I bought the scope including three original eyepieces, and performed the following recommissioning maintenance:
The main tube was painted with semi-gloss wall
paint applied with a roller,
All aluminum and other metal parts were
cleaned and buffed.
The black crackle painted parts were repainted.
The drive was dismantled, cleaned & lubed,
and cork replaced.
The pier was repainted with dark gray hammer finish
paint.
followed by polishing with furniture paste wax.
Looks great.