A Note from Tom About his 12.5" Telescope....

Hi Dennis: 

Took the scope out to a reasonable dark site last night. But we were working against the full moon and a lot of wind. There a photo of me with the scope, and some photos of how easy it was to fit in the back of an SUV. Scope set up and collimated in under ten minutes. Really easy to move around. For travel the three upper strut tubes fit in the bottom of the rocker box. Really convenient! 

Thanks for building this, it is my dream scope and I've been building up to this one for about a decade. 

Tom

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Lots of Shipping Today ....

Two kits and a couple of smaller projects. Lots going out today!!

Top Ring for Howard Kit...

I finally got the spider and focuser mounted for Howard
16" Kit. This is a more traditional straight-vane spider.

Greg and His 8" Telescope...

Greg lives in Pinellas Park. Florida.

 Hi Dennis. 

I never thanked you for it, Dennis, but my 8-in. f/5.4 you made for me a few years ago came beautifully packed, everything very secure. I use the scope primarily as a public viewing instrument on the Moon. 

By the way, the date stamp on my friend's camera is wrong. These were taken in April this year, not 2016.

Thanks again!

Mike's Kit is Complete....

All completed and ready to pack for shipping. Mike's kit includes a
beautiful Moonlite focuser, Destiny 3-vane curved-vane spider
and mirror cell. His telescope is an F6!!

The altitude bearing are 21" in diameter. Perfect for this size scope.

Note the Telrad base on a couple of clamps.

All packed up and ready to go. the entire kit fits into a 24"x24"x17" box.
The struts ship separately.

Mike's 12.5" Kit Close to Complete ....

Some of Mike's kit. The top ring with Moonlite focuser and Destiny
cured-vane spider, Telrad base mounted and alt bearings.

A closer look at the top ring and Telrad base.

Mike's 12.5" Rocker Box and Alt Bearings ...

A good start on Mike's rocker box and altitude bearings.

Mike's rocker is partially assembled with clamps to check the "fit".
This one is "right on"!!