Well, the glue sets up in about a half hour or so. Won't be good and dry for a day, though.

I ended up packing it in before making that last slat. Sun went down, so it was already about 8:30.

I plan on making plywood rings to hold the cell, with thin ones on either side of it to keep it in. One of those will be removable to get the lens and cell out. And then the dewshield will live outside that.

I'm hoping I can get most of the OTA done this weekend, but fittings and stuff may take a bit longer.

One thing that'll help is that I plan to use polyurethane to finish the tube, and it dries very fast. I should be able to put about 3 coats on in an hour or two.

-Tim.