Two 16's -- Two Rocker Boxes...

As I zero-in on completing two 16" strut-kits, the rocker box is one of the
 last components to put together. Here the sizes are tested for fit.

OK, I Can Find It Now...

Sam, in Beaver, Pennsylvania, needed an iPad stalk
and mount for his 16" Lightbridge. He reports
that it works great. That one of our custom
rocker boxes for the Lightbridge.

A 10" F3.9 Astrograph . . .

A very nice set of Orion 10" astrograph optics make this beauty a delight
to use for deep sky observing. That's a Kinoptics helical focuser.

Installed is a red-dot finder and 10K encoders for Sky Commander
or any digital setting circle system.

The standard 9-point Orion mirror cell and custom mirror cover. The rocker box
weighs 21# while the OTA, with mirror cover is 33#.

Two 16" Strut Telescope Kits Nearing Completion . . .

A 3-vane and 4-vane spider on the 16" strut telescopes for Bob and Ron.
Both of these spiders are heavy-duty "Observatory Grade" unit
from Destiny.

An example of the completed telescope.

Two 16" Kits . . .

About 2/3 complete, two 16" strut-kits with Easy Transport Telescope
is coming along. One "string" and one string-ready. Both of these
will have a Moonlite 2-speed focuser. Nice!!

Custom Rocker Box for Tom...

Starting with Tom's tube-rings, the altitude bearings for
his custom rocker box are underway.

Check out the unique tube-rings. Nice!!

Tom has chosen an "Ebony" stain as a color. The black
stain brings out the beautiful wood-grain of this Baltic birch.

Gettin' Around -- Done Deal...

"Hi Dennis:

Here's a couple pics of the completed installation which went good. The scope is a breeze to move around now. I expect that ill be doing alot more observing now. The wheelbarrow  handles are a back saver!

I found out when installing the first handle the inserts cracked out the surrounding thin formica. I touched or up with some black paint.

When installing  the second handle I countersink a little to eliminate the chip out,that worked great.||

I'll be getting the ronchi eyepiece on Monday so I'm preparing my heart to see something not so good. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thanks again! Doug"