And, Dave's 17.5" Truss Optical Tube Assembly . . .

The truss assembly is pretty much complete. I just need to
affix the altitude bearings. It's big! But a beauty....

Dave's 17.5" F4.5 Mirror Box . . .

The mirror box for Dave's 17.5" is just about complete. Now to add
the truss poles and altitude bearings.

Here, without the cover, shows Dave's beautiful 17.5" mirror. A
dew shield will be included with this telescope.

David's 17.5" Truss Telescope . . .

The top ring of David's telescope is just about complete. The focuser,
spider and secondary are all in place and line up perfectly. Notice
the Moonlite  blocks for this 8-tube truss OTA

All set for an "under the stars testing", the OTA components are near completion.

The beautiful 17.5" mirror sits on an all aluminum 6-point flotation mirror cell.
Other components include an Observatory grade 3-vane spider
and a 2-speed 2" Moonlite crayford focuser.

Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory . . .

That's me and the new Rancho Mirage Library and
Observatory's 28" telescope. It's a beauty.

Just outside the "observing room" are 4 pads for amateur
astronomers to setup their own telescopes.

Another view of the 28" telescope by Planewave Instruments.

Primaries and Secondaries for David's 17.5" Truss Telescope . . .

An all aluminium 6-point cell is affixed to David's beautiful 17.5" mirror.
This, and all my mirror cells, are designed and optimized with Plop.

A beautiful 3.1" secondary on its holder. It'll be painted black
to minimize unwanted light reflections.

The "observatory grade" 3-vane spider and focuser bracket is
in place and near completion for David's 17.5" telescope.

Bruce's 6" Newtonian .. .

Bruce sent along a photo or two of his beautiful 6" Newtonian on our rocker box mount we made for him. I especially like the color scheme and graphics on the tube. note the nice Moonlite focuser and Telrad.  Bruce lives in Marintez, California. 

More on David's 17.5" F4.5 . . .

The large 22" altitude bearings and rocker box sides are in
process. These, plus the OTA components below, make
a good portion of the entire telescope.

The OTa components. this will be an 8-truss telescope design.

A 17.5" for David in Charlottesville, Virginia...

The OTA rings for David's 17.5" truss telescope now under construction.  
It sports a very nice Coulter mirror, upgraded secondary 
and Observatory Grade Destiny 3-vane curved-vane spider.

An example of the telescope. This 16.25" was built earlier this year.

Clayton and his 17.5" Telescope . . .

A  photo of  Clayton and his 17.5" telescope from June 2013.

A note from Clayton in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho:

Dennis I"thought you might appreciate 
this picture   I took with the Dob rebuild you did"

10" Kit for Marcus -- Rocks!!

Rocker box sides and alt bearings for Marcus' 10" kit. Now
to add the holes to reduce a bit of weight and make
moving the rocker and telescope around easier.

Assembled with clamps for "fit" -- this is a nice rocker box
for Marcus' 10" telescope..

A 10" String-Strut Kit for Marcus . . .

The Upper Tube Assembly (UTA), w/spider mounted and
mirror board with mirror cell mounted.

The cell rear. The collimation bolts and thumb knobs are 5/16".

Note the standard straight-vane spider sent for installation by Marcus.

A Little More for Bruce's Rocker Box ...

Now with the bottom of the rocker box installed.
I make the base a bit larger for stability.

Even though the rocker bottom is a bit larger,
it still only measures 19" in diameter.

More on Bruce's 6" Rocker Box and . . .

Bruce's rocker box with custom color -- red
mahagony -- applies. The altitude bearings
affix to his Parallax tube-rings.

A 6" Newtonian Rocker Box for Bruce . . .

A rocker box and altitude bearings for Bruce's 6"
Newtonian reflector. Bruce lives in Martinez, CA.

Bruce asked for a "little height" on the rocker
box itself. The custom color will be red mahogany.

An "example" of the rocker and
altitude bearings. This one is a bit
larger, having been built for an 8"

A 4" Refractor ...

Phillip, a "friend of a friend" brought over a 4" refractor for
an upgrade. So far, it's lookin' good.

12.5" Kit for Rick -- All Packed and.....

All packaged and ready to go, Rick's 12.5" F4.5
string-strut kit is ready to ship to his home
in New Mexico. This is a complete kit,
including optics, spider and focuser

Rick's 12.5" Kit is Complete.....

All the "parts 'n pieces" for Rick's 12.5" kit. Assembly, really,
is quite easy with instructions on my website.

I've pre-installed the mirror cell on Rick's mirror. It's a 6-point
non-flotation cell -- with the thick primary, it'll work perfectly.

I've also pre-installed the spider, focuser on its bracket and bracket
on the upper ring. The focuser is a 2-speed Moonlite crayford.