Well...I've registered a business name with the Secretary of State, and in 48 hours I will be Axis Squared LLC. Telescope blueprinting, observatory design, mount rebuild and upgrades. "Good at telescopes, bad at grammar..."
I have bought a few thousand dollars worth of used inventory (for a fraction of it's value). All of it will be torn down and put back together, hopefully better
Fltatbutt, send me your CGEM, give me a month and I'll give you something better in return. I'm picking up a CGE later this month, and I have an AVX in the "shop" that I got this weekend. I'm looking at an Orion Sirius EQ-G and several 8 inch SCTs of various brands and styles.
I've also accumulated several hundred dollars in extra accessories that keep getting "thrown in" to my purchases...
I hope you're all happy, this thread was one of the things that pushed me into this!