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asaint
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/25/03
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Machining a Dob
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Tom L
Reged: 01/07/04
Posts: 29817
Loc: Sunny Oregon
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Yes! Mark, I didn't realize that it cost so much...I hope to be able to view through your scope one day. Tom
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Tom 
Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch
Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount
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Tom Trusock
Reged: 02/26/02
Posts: 27389
Loc: Alternate Reality (TM)
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Very sweet article Mark!
Tom
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There are two theories to arguing with my wife. Neither one works.
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MMICKELS
Aluminum Knight
Reged: 01/20/04
Posts: 25172
Loc: The Land of Shake and Bake
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Thanks Tom L & Tom T. I really didn't think it would end up costing that much. I thought about $600.00-$800.00 for the primary, and maybe another $1000.00 for the rest of the materials. It just ended up being one of those "personal best" projects. I wanted to make the best scope I could. Not that you have to throw a ton of money at it to make it good, but the design I had in mind kinda made it impossible not to! In for a penny in for a pound I guess. It sure makes some of the Eyepieces look a lot cheaper by comparison though. I'm happy with it and I guess that's what matters the most. Besides I didn't have to pay "Shop Rates", that would have made the price out of the question.
Mark
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Mark
"The only thing wrong with immortality is that it tends to go on forever."
Herb Caen
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lighttrap
Reged: 02/06/04
Posts: 3833
Loc: cloudy, foggy, humid NC, US
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Wow! Your scope looks like a work of art, and a labor of love. That's one heck of a lot of time and money. I bet it's fantastic, though. Thanks for the article.
Mike Swaim
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18" Starsplitter II f/4.5
8" Hardin Dob f/6
C5 workhorse mini SCT f/10 or f/6.3
70mm TV Ranger dual purpose birding/astro
77mm Leica Televid APO
16x70 Fujinons on UA Deluxe Mt.
12x50 Nikon SE
8x30 Nikon E2s
and many others
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wilash
Fairy Godmother
Reged: 09/30/03
Posts: 5746
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Let see, that is $5,000 in materials and another half a million for the tools. That Takahashi FCT-250 is starting to look cheap.
Beautiful job. The design is very elegant and well worth the effort.
(But what excuse do you have now when your wife wants you to fix the plumbing or put in a new carpet? Somehow, "it's too hard" is going to sound a little hollow.)
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rboe
Numbfinger
Reged: 03/16/02
Posts: 39690
Loc: Phx, AZ
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Nice job Mark. Had no idea you sprung that much for materials. And the anodizing.
Call it:
MS1, Marks' scope, first.
MXS1, Marks' experimental scope, one.
MMH1, metal money hole one. 
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Ron
NS11GPS
Pronto
16" dob
15X70 Obies
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MMICKELS
Aluminum Knight
Reged: 01/20/04
Posts: 25172
Loc: The Land of Shake and Bake
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Ron, MMH1 seems to be the most accurate description.
Mark
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Mark
"The only thing wrong with immortality is that it tends to go on forever."
Herb Caen
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Jarad
Post Laureate
Reged: 04/28/03
Posts: 3858
Loc: Atlanta, GA
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Wow, you're only on MMH1? Let see, my car is MMH1, my wife's car is MMH2, the 10" scope was MMH3, the 14.5" is MMH4. Then there are the big ones: WMH1 (Wood Money Hole 1, otherwise known as our house) and LGH1 and LGH2 (Little Girl Money Holes 1 and 2).......
Jarad
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spaceydee
Postmaster
Reged: 04/16/04
Posts: 15346
Loc: Where the Kittens Are
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Mark, that is one beautiful scope!
-dee
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Dee
space-scientist
student violinist
Nexstar8i,SV80S,80/9D,FC100,94 Brandon,TMB92SS,GM8
8" f/7 Discovery,12.5" Portaball, PST
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