rogercelliott
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Re: Post your home made scope
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#5686348 - 02/18/13 01:56 AM
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Ooops.... tried to attach photo and it didn't work .... internet troubles.... Will try again
Cheers
Roger
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rocketman
Reged: 08/29/04
Loc: Conneaut, Ohio
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Re: Post your home made scope
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#5687521 - 02/18/13 06:40 PM
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If you need help , please let me know
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Intergallactic
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Reged: 09/17/10
Loc: Little Rock, Ar
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#5688007 - 02/18/13 10:53 PM Attachment (90 downloads)
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Binoscope I built.
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rocketman
Reged: 08/29/04
Loc: Conneaut, Ohio
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#5688333 - 02/19/13 05:01 AM
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awwww man those are gorgeous....what size objectives?
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StarWrangler
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 09/03/04
Loc: Three Rivers, MI U.S.A>
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#5688620 - 02/19/13 10:30 AM
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Love that wood wood work on the bino.,
Alan O.
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Pinbout
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Reged: 02/22/10
Loc: Montclair
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Re: Post your home made scope
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#5688633 - 02/19/13 10:40 AM
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Binoscope I built.
more pics please 
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Intergallactic
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Reged: 09/17/10
Loc: Little Rock, Ar
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#5688682 - 02/19/13 11:16 AM
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Thank you,
Here is my original post.
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=atm&Nu...
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droid
rocketman
Reged: 08/29/04
Loc: Conneaut, Ohio
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Re: Post your home made scope
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#5688921 - 02/19/13 01:31 PM
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sweeet build thread..... 
Broken foot observatory? story there, lol
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Intergallactic
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Reged: 09/17/10
Loc: Little Rock, Ar
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Re: Post your home made scope
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#5689446 - 02/19/13 06:34 PM
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"story there"
Broke my calcaeus into 3 pieces working on the rails. Thus the name. 
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zeldaboy101
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/13/04
Loc: Maryland
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Re: Post your home made scope
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#5689739 - 02/19/13 09:15 PM Attachment (76 downloads)
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Here's my 16" f/4.5. The messy wiring is being taken care of and the shoebox dew shield over the telrad has been upgraded since, I just haven't gotten a more recent picture.
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starman345
Wait, I'm Thinking
Reged: 07/06/10
Loc: New Brunswick, Canada
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#5690309 - 02/20/13 07:51 AM
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Nice telescope, I like that shroud color, real eye catcher.
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zeldaboy101
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/13/04
Loc: Maryland
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#5690528 - 02/20/13 10:03 AM
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Nice telescope, I like that shroud color, real eye catcher.
That's why I did it, black shrouds were too boring and generic for me. The orange shroud does have a black liner however. I also think that being a double layer shroud, it probably keeps moisture out even better.
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droid
rocketman
Reged: 08/29/04
Loc: Conneaut, Ohio
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#5690562 - 02/20/13 10:20 AM
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I can see it now, some one at a star party asks you which one is yours, and you reply, the one over there glowing in the sun. 
Mines just plain, boring, black. lol
Edited by droid (02/20/13 10:21 AM)
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zeldaboy101
Carpal Tunnel
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Re: Post your home made scope
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#5690715 - 02/20/13 11:54 AM
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It does make finding my way back to my stuff on a crowded field a little easier!
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bremms
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Reged: 08/31/12
Loc: SC
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#5691751 - 02/20/13 08:57 PM Attachment (58 downloads)
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My 4" F-15 Jaegers lens.. Nothing too out of the ordinary.
I made the lens cell, end cell, finder (old Edmund lens) and baffles. Lens is superb, really one of my favorites.
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bremms
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Reged: 08/31/12
Loc: SC
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#5691759 - 02/20/13 09:01 PM Attachment (40 downloads)
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bremms
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 08/31/12
Loc: SC
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#5691760 - 02/20/13 09:02 PM Attachment (48 downloads)
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Another
Edited by bremms (02/20/13 09:03 PM)
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mikey cee
Postmaster
Reged: 01/18/07
Loc: bellevue ne.
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Re: Post your home made scope
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#5691949 - 02/20/13 11:17 PM
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A very nice piece of work. Those old Jaegers lenses are superb. Did you do your on machining??  Mike
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neo
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Reged: 02/12/08
Loc: Iasi, Romania
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Re: Post your home made scope
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#5692166 - 02/21/13 03:37 AM
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I know it's a bit premature to post but I couldn't resist seeing that superb 4"Jaegers so here goes its little brother  , my 83mm F/15 Jaegers still in the making.
All machined aluminum.
@Bremms, do you use one of the lenses from SShed? Is it coated?
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bremms
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 08/31/12
Loc: SC
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#5692252 - 02/21/13 06:46 AM
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I did. all the machining other than the GSO focuser. The lens cell is just bolted flat to the flange. The end of the tube is square and the lens is perfectly collimated withou adjustment. Working on a Jaegers 6" F10, but haven't started making parts. Did get the aluminum for the front cell.
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