Everything fits into the mirror box and the base fits on top |
The secondary ring is 1/2 in thick by 1.2 inches wide. Spider holders and focuser board is glued and screwed to it. |
The focuser is a Crayfort type. Works pretty well for a first attempt. The second version is more elegant! |
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| Concrete anchors glued into mirror
box and trusstube end. |
Secondary ring trusstube slots. Note
hole for thumbscrew (t-nut behind) and two 6-32 screws holding spider. |
Truss tube retainer and thumbscrew.
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Bracket and thumbscrew holding the Telrad...also restrains the trusstubes. |
Elevation ring. Cut with a router. Two layers of ply glued together. Center thing is mount for Sky Commander encoder. |
Mirror Cell. Scrap aluminum, 1.4-20 bolts and springs. Mirror glued to base plate. Needs a fan! |