Sunday, April 29, 2018

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.

Saturday, April 28, 2018

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.

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

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.

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Monday, April 16, 2018

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.





Saturday, April 14, 2018

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.

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

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.