Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Tom's 17.5" UTA Taking Shape . . .

Full Upper Tube Assembly for Tom's 17.5" F4.5 Truss Telescope.
The focuser board and finder board checked for fit.

Monday, April 13, 2015

Tom H's 17.5" F4.5 Truss Telescope . . .

Tom H's 17.5" F4.5 Mirror Board and rear Cell.
Tom lives in Angelus Oaks, California.

Mirror Board with Cover removed.
Tom chose a beautiful MinWax Early American Custom Color.

17.5" F4.5 with Mirror Cover in Place.

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Three Telescopes Under Construction . . .

12.5" Strut with ETT for Dave in Streamwood, Illinois.
17.5" Truss for Tom in Angelus Oaks, California.
18" Truss for Joe in Palos Verdes, California.



Tuesday, March 31, 2015

All packaged . . .

All packaged and ready to go, a 12" strut telescope
for George S. in Melissa, Texas.

Sunday, March 29, 2015

12" Strut Telescope for George in Melissa, Texas . . .A nice

A nice 12 F5 with Easy Transport Telescope option.

The mirror box with cover removed. During storage or
transportation, the mirror box will "next" into the rocker box.


The primary mirror is support by a non-flotation
6-point cell optimized with Plop.

The secondary is support with a Destiny 3-vane
curved-vnae spider.

A focuser baffle is included with all my telescope. Here
the Telrad base in lace.


Saturday, March 28, 2015

Tom, and his wife Lisa, from Orange, California stop by
to pick his 12" Lightbridge Rocker Box upgrade.
We enjoyed a great visit and cuppa coffee.

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

A 12" F5 for George S . .

A 12" F5 for George in Melissa, Texas.
This one includes the ETT otpion.



And, George's rocker box takes form.