Wanna make a scope? Or better still, grind a mirror yourself. Or, you have some good tips in making a really useful accessory? This is the place to show what your hands can do...
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by ariefm71 » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:17 pm
Some pics of my collapsible dob mount.
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by ariefm71 » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:20 pm
2nd pics
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by ariefm71 » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:20 pm
3rd pics
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by weixing » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:34 pm
Hi,
Look very nice.
Have you test it already?? How does it perform??
Have a nice day.
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by ariefm71 » Sat Dec 30, 2006 9:38 pm
I still need to make a pair of wooden tube rings to hold the OTA (the HST on the other thread
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by mrngbss » Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:19 pm
Very nice and impressive!!
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by Airconvent » Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:29 am
Nice and impressive! Wonder when we can view through the completed project?
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by ariefm71 » Sun Dec 31, 2006 1:52 am
err... kudos not to me, but to Mark Wagner @ CPT. i just prepared schematics and measurements.
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by Canopus Lim » Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:22 am
Looks nice! Hope it would be rigid enough. Do tell us how it performs.
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