More on Nick's 13.1" Truss Telescope . .

A 6-point flotation mirror cell for Nick's 13.1" Swayze mirror.
Designed and optimized with Plop.

The rear of the mirror cell on its mirror board. The larger vent hole
is to aid in cooling. Thumb knobs make collimation easy.

The rocker box is coming together. I just need to add the bottom
and ground board to complete this assembly.

A 13.1" Kit for Nick . . .

Here's a 13.1" truss kit for Nick in Spokane, Washington. The focuser
is a Moonlite 2-speed 2" crayford. The spider a Destiny 3-vane curved-
vane. The secondary is a nice higher-end Antares 3.1" mirror.

A 12.5" Truss Kit for Curt . . .

The "truss" kit for Curt in Redmond, Washington.

Curt's kit includes a Sky Commander, 2" laser collimator, red-dot finder
a 2-speed Moonlite focuser and 6-point mirror cell.

A 12" Lightbridge Rocker Box . .

A 12" Lightbridge kit for Richard in Calhoun, Louisiana.

A 12" Kit for Scott in Aldinga, Australia....

The rear of Scott's 6-point flotation cell. The larger "vent hole" helps
when cooling the mirror for a nights observing session.

The 6-point flotation mirror cell for Scogtt's 12.5" F5 string-strut
telescope. These cells are designed and optimized with Plop.

A kit for Scott is just about complete. Here is the "top ring" with Moonlite
2-speed 2" focuser and 3-vane curved-vane spider.

An 18-point Mirror Cell . . .

The rear of the 18-point cell for a 17.5" mirror. The large ventilation hole will
help when cooling the mirror is needed.

The "back plate" is 20" x 20" x 3/4" thick Baltic birch.

The placement of the "18-points" is designed and optimized with Plop and
will provide plenty of support for the 1 5/8" thick mirror.

An 18-point flotation mirror cell for Richard in Calhoun, Louisiana.
The cell is designed and optimized with Plop. The mirror is a
17.5" F4.5 by Coulter.

A 9-Point Cell for Robert in Vienna, Virginia...

A 9-point flotation mirror cell for Robert and his 13.1" Coulter
primary mirror. The cells are designed and optimized with Plop.

The round aluminum back-plate is perfect for any "round tube" installation.

A Note from Phil . . .

Good evening Dennis,

I just assembled the scope. She’s a thing of beauty. Wow am I pleased.  The craftsmanship is amazing and my wife Barb gives two thumbs up as well (that’s rare with scopes so a big positive). My grandsons think it’s the coolest looking scope they have seen.  Later in the year you’ll be getting the parts from a 16” LightBridge for another build.

Haven’t had chance to align things yet and Friday looks like we might have a clear sky.  The weather has been strange in the North East this year.  

If Friday cooperates I’ll get some pictures for your blog. If not the soonest the weather cooperates after that.

Thank you again for your excellent work. I’m one very happy camper and have cabin fever waiting to get out under clears skies.

All the best Cheers

Phil

Rick and his 12" Kit Assembly ...

A note from Rick and his kit assembly:

Good morning Dennis. I'm attaching a few pic's. Pick out what you want to post on your blog. The adjustable struts are 1 1/4" pvc with 1" pvc inside with clamps to hold adjustment. Assembly was very straight forward. I am fortunate to have a fellow astronomer come over and help with  getting the strut tubes length figured out. I'm very happy with the optics. I highly recommend Dobstuff. 

Three Trusses, Two Struts and Clamps....

Clamps of all sorts for the 3 truss and 2 strut telescopes under
construction. Three of these are kits and will ship pretty soon!!

Lotsa "saw- and router-dust"

12" and 12.5" Altitude Bearings...

Altitude bearings and rocker box sides for the 12" and 12.5" kit under
construction. These are 20" in diameter, just right for the telescope size.

A Truss and Strut Telescopes ...

Under construction are 2 string-strut telescope, 12" and
12.5" in size. Here, the OTA rings and mirror board are just
about completed. April 2, '18

And, under construction are 3 truss telescopes, 12.5" to 13.1" in 
size. These OTA components are the first step toward their 
completion. April 2, '18