12" Lightbridge Rocker Box . . .

A 12" Lightbridge Rocker Box for Thomas in Orange, Calaifornia.
The custom color is "Red Mahogany" -- beautiful....

Keith's 12" telescope -- one last time.....

Keith, and his wife Vivian, from Las Vegas stopped by to pick
up his 12" F5 strut telescope. It was great to meet these folks.
I always enjoy visits from my telescope owners!!

DSC Stalk and Mount . . .

A Digital Setting Circle Stalk and Mounting System
for Eric in Hillsborough, New Jersey.

An example of the DSC Stalk mounted
on the side of the rocker box. 

Jay's 17.5" F4.5 -- Photos . . .T

I built this 17.5" F4.5 for Jay in Utah a couple of yeas ago.
Here, Jay is set up for an evening of observing in the West Utah Desert.

Nice.

Thanks for the photos Jay.

12" F5 for Keith Complete . . .Keith

Keith's 12" F5 strut with "strings" is complete
You can see the "strings" on the struts for rigidity.

Keith's Top Ring with Spider, focuser and Finder.

The mirror is mounted on a 6-point non-flotation cell
(optimized with Plop).

Keith's "mirror box" with cover to the right.
The mirror is center marked with a "donut" for easy collimation.

A 12" Lightbridge Rocker Box for Thomas in Oreange, California.

The custom color is Minwax Red Mahogany. Nice..
Yet to be completed in the bottom and ground board.

12" for Keith . . .

Keith's OTA virtually complete. The struts are 53 3/8" tall.

Top ring, spider, secondary and focuser for Keith's 12"

With the OTA near completion, the rocker
box starts to take shape.

The "fit" is great. Time to finish the rocker box.