Jay's 17.5" F4.5 truss telescope.
The overall length of the OTA is 70.25"

A 50x80 StellarVue finder for Jay's telescope.

Mirror Box just about complete.

Top Ring with truss blocks in place. Nice..

17.5" F4.5 for Jay in Herriman, Utah.
The mirror is installed on the cell and then onto the mirror board -- rear.

Each telescope I build includes a custom-made Baltic birch mirror cover.

17.5" mirror on mirror board.

The Upper "Tube" Assembly (ring) with focuser and Destiny
Observatory Grade spider installed. Note the Moonlite focuser is "green".

10" Mirror Cell for Mike in Frankfort, Kentucky.

The 6-points of contact were optimized with Plop.

Continuing work on Jay's 17.5" F4.5.
His mirror is in A crate for safe shipping.

The primary mirror cell and secondary holder
are affixed with silicone. I allow 24 hours for the silicone to cure.

What started out as a Coulter 1/10th wave mirror now has
a nice high-end figure with enhanced coatings.

6-point flotation mirror cell on the mirror board
for Jay's 17.5" F4.5 truss telescope.

Two 17.5" F4.5 truss telescopes starting to take shape.
For  Chris in Ridgefield, Connecticut and Jay in Herriman, Utah.