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plyscope
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 11/23/06

Loc: Perth, West Australia

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: Mirzam]
#5475724 - 10/17/12 07:28 PM

Yes thats right Jim.

The tube rings and sides of the rocker box are made of two layers of 1/2 inch ply. The altitude bearing wheels are the centres from the tube rings. The tube rings have a 1/8 inch layer of foam tape on the inside. When they are clamped with the the two bolts the foam compresses and grips the tube snugly.

Andy

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zytrahus
professor emeritus

Reged: 06/16/09

Loc: Long Beach, CA

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: plyscope]
#5476198 - 10/18/12 01:29 AM

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droid
rocketman

Reged: 08/29/04

Loc: Conneaut, Ohio

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: zytrahus]
#5476219 - 10/18/12 01:46 AM Attachment (74 downloads)

My new to me 16 inch f/4.5

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jgraham
Postmaster

Reged: 12/02/04

Loc: Dayton, Ohio

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: droid]
#5487449 - 10/24/12 06:26 PM Attachment (55 downloads)

My shiny new Lightbridge 16! This picture was taken while it is waiting for first light. I was actually lucky that it was cloudy when it first arrived as it allowed me to take my time putting it together and getting everything aligned. The most involved part of the assembly was putting the mount together, which wasn’t much. I had it up on its feet in about an hour, then spent the rest of the evening fiddling with it.

Note my first Lightbridge accessory; a nice clean platform to put it on. I never liked putting my Dobs directly on the ground where they can get exposed to a lot of moisture, so I always make a sturdy platform to put them on. This one is a 34”x1/2” disk of exterior grade plywood with a triangle of 2x4 studs attached to the bottom with glue and deck screws.

Edited by jgraham (10/24/12 06:27 PM)

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Michael Cave
sage

Reged: 10/24/10

Loc: St. Louis, MO

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: jgraham]
#5537761 - 11/24/12 07:53 PM Attachment (45 downloads)

Some of my scopes in the Cave cave!

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cpr1
sage

Reged: 03/24/12

Loc: Louisiana

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: plyscope]
#5537847 - 11/24/12 09:05 PM

My rebuilt Zhumell 12 inch.

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chuck52
super member

Reged: 12/03/09

Loc: Quartz Hill,California

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: Michael Cave]
#5537861 - 11/24/12 09:17 PM

Michael,
I like the Cave of Caves! Seems there are quite a few folks here that own Caves.They are fantastic scopes!!Yours look great!

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omahaastro
sage

Reged: 08/30/06

Loc: Omaha, NE

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 [Re: chuck52]
#5538127 - 11/25/12 12:54 AM

My 8" f/6 Cave... bought second hand when I was 14 (1980)... with proceeds from detasseling corn for two summers.

I refurbished/powder coated it, about 15 years ago.

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BDS316
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 09/16/09

Loc: Sol 3

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: rocketsteve]
#5539875 - 11/26/12 07:09 AM

Quote:

Here's my XT8. It's nothing special, but it gets the job done...

Where did you get the American flag sticker?

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Scanning4Comets
Markus

Reged: 12/26/04

Loc: Deep Space!

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: BDS316]
#5539973 - 11/26/12 09:17 AM Attachment (42 downloads)

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BDS316
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 09/16/09

Loc: Sol 3

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: Jason B]
#5540954 - 11/26/12 08:14 PM

GoldenEye, an extesively modified XT8:

http://www.astrogoods.com/stone.goldeneye.jpg

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tezster
professor emeritus

Reged: 07/14/09

Loc: Missisauga, Canada

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: BDS316]
#5541068 - 11/26/12 09:18 PM

That's about as good as an XT8 can look!

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BDS316
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 09/16/09

Loc: Sol 3

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: tezster]
#5541556 - 11/27/12 06:15 AM

Quote:

That's about as good as an XT8 can look!

Thanks!!

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stevew
Now I've done it

Reged: 03/03/06

Loc: British Columbia Canada

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: BDS316]
#5550505 - 12/02/12 03:06 PM Attachment (28 downloads)

Here is my 16 inch.
It was originally a Meade Starfinder, that I bought in 1994.
I don't use it much these days as it's so cumbersome, but do take it out a couple of times a year.

Steve

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Gastrol
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 11/04/11

Loc: los angeles

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 [Re: stevew]
#5550543 - 12/02/12 03:30 PM

Here's my Lightbridge 12:

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Mirzam
Post Laureate

Reged: 04/01/08

Loc: Lovettsville, VA

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 [Re: Gastrol]
#5550590 - 12/02/12 03:50 PM

Nice base!

JimC

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Atl
sage

Reged: 04/13/12

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 [Re: plyscope]
#5550628 - 12/02/12 04:19 PM Attachment (31 downloads)

My 12".

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Driven1
super member

Reged: 08/19/10

Loc: N. Central PA near CSSP

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 *DELETED* [Re: Atl]
#5550705 - 12/02/12 05:21 PM

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Driven1
super member

Reged: 08/19/10

Loc: N. Central PA near CSSP

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 [Re: Driven1]
#5550728 - 12/02/12 05:32 PM Attachment (25 downloads)

Lots of awesome HM Dobs in this thread. One of these days perhaps. I thought I'd show my setup from the other end of the spectrum. A Wallyworld special that I've managed to tweak into a great little (and cheap) AP rig that can be controlled remotely (mostly). Consists of a 4.5" iOptron Newt with their "Cube" GoTo mount, red dot pistol scope with a webcam attached as a finder, Modified MS Lifecam Studio webcam for imaging, and a bungee system to anchor the tripod for stability. There was a lot involved to tighten up the system, but I'm very happy with the results. My laptop and myself get to stay indoors nice and warm while the scope sits outside. The only time I have to go outside is for focusing. But how does one focus a webcam at prime focus when the scope's outside and everything else is inside? Answer: Streaming the webcam output via wifi to my 10.1" Android Tablet and taking it outside to do the focusing.

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yonkrz
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 11/16/06

Loc: SW Minnesota

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 [Re: Gastrol]
#5550842 - 12/02/12 07:03 PM

That base is a pretty nice upgrade

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