return General Information The pointer bodies are made of black ABS. They attach with a single 3mm pinch bolt at the jaws. They have a single 3mm hinge screw that comes preset and should not be removed, (no need to tighten further). Both take a 2mm allen wrench. The pointer body opens at the hinge line and simply clamps around the scope tube, securing both the stylus and the pointer. The supplied pointer wire, or stylus, is made of 1/16" stainless steel wire, (the type used for TIG welding). The pointers are available for 1”, 30mm and 34mm tube sizes.
There are two main pointer styles, those that hold the stylus perpendicular to the scope and those that hold it parallel. The perpendicular styles are mainly used for the elevation turret and round wheels. You need to have room on your scope for the pointer at the point where you want the stylus to extend, (in front of the elevation turret and at the radius of the wheel you are using). The parallel versions are generally used for Nautilus and Eccentric wheels. They may also be used for elevation turrets and round wheels if pointer placement is a problem such that the stylus needs to reach down the length of the tube. In this case a 90 degree bend in the wire is created at the end of the wire.
Dimensions All pointers are low profile at 10mm wide with a slight bulge at the hinge screw for extra strength. Perpendicular Style The round sidewheel pointer holds the stylus closest to the eyepiece while the elevation turret pointer holds the stylus closest to the end of the scope. There are two types of perpendicular styles; their only difference being which side of the pointer body the stylus is held. Both models extend 11mm from the tube.
Parallel Style The parallel pointers as the name suggests, holds the stylus parallel to the scope body. The stylus has a 90 degree bend at the end inserted into the holder to keep it from rotating. This is useful if adjustments need to be made to bring the stylus closer or further away from the scope by making a Z bend in the wire as it keeps the wire from rotating. More about the Z bend later.. There are three types of parallel style pointers: 1.20mm extended reach: 22.5mm tall, holding the stylus wire 20mm from the scope tube. 2.15mm medium reach: 17.5mm tall, holding the stylus wire 15mm from the scope tube. 3.11.5mm close reach: 14mm tall, holding the stylus wire 11.5mm from the scope tube.
Wheels requiring a parallel stylus are the most difficult to fit, depending on the scope. The most common problem is pointer location. Shorter scopes, scopes with very wide rings, or those with many other accessories may determine where the only location that the pointer can be mounted. Ideally, the stylus will run close along the edge of the Nautilus or Eccentric wheel. If the wire needs to be brought out further from the scope body, a Z bend can be introduced. It is suggested that instead of a full 90 degree bends to produce the Z shape, a lesser angle, such as 60 degree be used. The advantage of not using a full 90 degree bend is that it is easy to adjust the angle of the wire to fine tune the wire displacement, (at 90 degree, you can only bring the stylus closer to the scope, not further away). The small bend in the wire within the pointer body will keep it from rotating on you. Which reach is required for your scope and sidewheel combination? When the Nautilus or Eccentric sidewheels are mounted, their hubs have an internal lip that seat against the edge of the focus knob. Using a ruler placed on the edge of the focus knob and running parallel to the to scope, if a distance from the scope tube to the ruler edge is determined, I can help to determine where the edge of the sidewheel will end up. As these distances are determined, I will update the description of the wheel to include this information for future use. The 11.5 close reach pointer will always work. It is sized to allow the stylus to pass beyond the ring ears and can have the Z bend introduced to give extra displacement.
