Andy's 12" Fan ...

A 70mm fan assembly will help "cool" Andy's telescope as
an observing session gets underway. 

A 16" Lightbridge Rocker Box for Charles A.....

Completed and ready for packing is a 16" Lightbriddge Rocker box
for Charles A. in Kearney, Nebraska. The construction is all
furniture grade Baltic birch. An altitude axis "break" is included.

Andy's 12.5" F5 .... On the Final Stretch...

Andy's rocker box is taking shape. Once I get to this point
I'm about 2 weeks from completing the telescope!!

Andty's 12.5" F5 with ETT . . .

The "bottom" half of the struts installed.

Add the "intermediate ring"

the "top half" of the struts are
"twisted into place".

Install the "top ring" with focuser, spider and
secondary and the scope is ready to use.

Andy's 12.5" Zambuto F5 . . .

Assembled for a "final test" before cutting the struts
for the Easy transport option. The struts are 57.5" long.

The "violet" Moonlite 2-0speed 2" crayford focuser with filter slide.

The Destiny "observatory grade " spider is very sturdy, the Zambuto
primary sits on a 6-point Dobstuff flotation mirror cell.

All of the telescope I built include a custom mirror cover. This telescope
will include the Easy Transport option and "strings".

The "mirror box" for Andy's telescope is completed.

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Mike and his 12.5" Strut Telescope . . .

Mike, in Peyton, Colorado, just completed his 12.5"
strut telescope with "Easy Transport" option. A
beautiful job of assembly. Great going Mike.

A 12" and 16" Lightbridge Rocker Box . . .

1 16" Lightbridge rocker box upgrade for Charles
in  Kearney, Nebraska. I like to fit a 16" LB mirror "box"
to be sure all fits well. In this case -- it's perfect!!

A 12" Lightbridge rocker box upgrade. This is a "kit" for
Bernard in Columbia, MO.

Each of my rocker boxes, for the Lightbridge, includes a "break"
on the altitude axis to aid in balancing the telescope.