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Homa
journeyman


Reged: 06/21/08
Posts: 40
Loc: Germany,by Hamburg
This third Mount will be the Last new
      #2524688 - 07/17/08 03:13 PM Attachment (76 downloads)

Hi,
my first mount in wood built with 40 mm steel axis in 2001

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Homa
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Reged: 06/21/08
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Loc: Germany,by Hamburg
Re: This third Mount will be the Last new [Re: Homa]
      #2524825 - 07/17/08 04:27 PM Attachment (64 downloads)

Hi,
the second mount in steel and aluminium i have show in refractor forum(or look in classic scope gallery under "HOMA")
the third last mount only in steel(85%)has in rekt. 85 mm axis and in decl. 77 mm diameter
the rekt axis it is 24 inch long , the decl.axis ~ 18 inch (it is not ready now)
the worm gear has 8 1/2 inch diameter( 420 €)-is temporary -later will be Gierlinger worm gear 14 "(~2000 €)better quality and the temporary worm gear sitting on decl.axis
the project will be longer time-not enough money

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i very like historic refractors


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Homa
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Re: This third Mount will be the Last new [Re: Homa]
      #2524843 - 07/17/08 04:38 PM Attachment (68 downloads)

Hi,
now the flange for rekt. ready ( 85 € )
only the rect.-axis(D 3"/d 1,55") had 125 € cost.
Regards marc
PS: this mount will be taken a 8"f25 or 10"f20 or 11"f30inch folded-refractor

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i very like historic refractors

Edited by Homa (07/17/08 04:43 PM)


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Luigi
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Re: This third Mount will be the Last new [Re: Homa]
      #2524923 - 07/17/08 05:25 PM

Fat axles are cool, but seems most mounts nowadays are going for large flat (or shallow coned) surfaces with thrust bearings to take the load, rather than the shaft. The shaft is relatively small diameter, more to put tension on the thrust bearings than take the bending load.

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IM715 7" f/15 MCT (due July!)
Eon-120ED refractor
CG5A coffee grinder, Orion Skyview Alt-AZ
35,19,15 Pans.9 Nag. Meade 24.5 4kSWA, 4.7 5kUWA.
BO-TMB 7mm planetary.
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Homa
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Re: This third Mount will be the Last new [Re: Luigi]
      #2525001 - 07/17/08 06:15 PM Attachment (56 downloads)

Hi,
i think two bearing pairs to sitting by 2x tapered bearings D150/d85/H31 are enough.
joseph fraunhofer had take for the struve mount(Dorpat) too
~95 mm steel shaft and only gliding bearings.
okay, the repsold mount of kufner observatory(vienna)is perfects
i am not the mechanical master
perhaps the long telescope-tube it is heavy ,but under f 20 the false color will be greater
i am not like to buy a chroma corrector
perhaps are 8"f18 or 10"f18 or 11"f 25 (folded) enough
i believe that the axis in steel will be not breaking and the bearing can to change
regards Marc

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Mike Clemens
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Re: This third Mount will be the Last new [Re: Homa]
      #2525899 - 07/18/08 04:54 AM

ooo that last pic is gorgeous

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JohnG
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Re: This third Mount will be the Last new [Re: Mike Clemens]
      #2528160 - 07/19/08 11:05 AM

Me, too! Antique refractors have an appeal that modern equipment just doesn't match. What scope are we looking at in the last photo, Marc? I collect photos when I can get them so I'd like to know more about the telescope.

JohnG


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Cyclop_si
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Re: This third Mount will be the Last new [Re: JohnG]
      #2528183 - 07/19/08 11:20 AM

Wooww, there is a lot of wooden hand controls. What are they for?

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Homa
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Re: This third Mount will be the Last new [Re: JohnG]
      #2529545 - 07/20/08 04:43 AM Attachment (24 downloads)

Hi,
this is a 11"f13,5 Optic from Steinheil(munich,1896)the mount from Repsold(hamburg,1896)
the hand-controls(wooden knobs)to distracts(?) the rect and decl in slowly and speedy

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Homa
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Re: This third Mount will be the Last [Re: Homa]
      #2529548 - 07/20/08 04:45 AM

Hi,
you want more photos >send me your mail-adress
regards Marc

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BRCoz
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Re: This third Mount will be the Last new [Re: Homa]
      #2535498 - 07/22/08 11:03 PM

WOW! very nice.

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tim53
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Re: This third Mount will be the Last new [Re: BRCoz]
      #2536471 - 07/23/08 12:21 PM

My gawd, that's a beautiful telescope!

-Tim.

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Someone promised there`d be answers, if we stayed around."
-Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, "The Romance of the Telescope"


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Homa
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Re: This third Mount will be the Last new [Re: Homa]
      #2583815 - 08/15/08 07:40 PM Attachment (8 downloads)

Hi,
Now the decl.axis case in work

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Edited by Homa (08/15/08 07:42 PM)


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Wes James
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Re: This third Mount will be the Last new [Re: Homa]
      #2584040 - 08/15/08 09:44 PM

Homa-
Your work is awesome.. and the pictures of the Antique telescope and mount- beautiful.. simply beautiful. Sometimes I think they don't think they make things the way they used to... then, sometimes I think there's hope.

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Wes
Atlantic Beach, FL

Some bino’s from Miyauchi 5x32 Binon's up through Garrett 20x110 Signature's,
Some telescopes from a Stellarvue 80mm NHNG up through a couple of 8” reflectors…
And a wonderful 4.25" Delmarva Shiefspiegler!
Some good friends, made here on C/N.
Oh- several cats and a wonderful wife!
Anyone want a cat???? :-O

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