A Custom 16" dob construction

Date: 02/15/2007 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 24 items

Lots of cutting with the table saw gives me this pile of parts

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Mirror box gluing up

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Weight was a prime concern as the original 190 pound scope was too much for me to move

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The new 18 point mirror cell

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The finished mirror box is 25 pounds lighter than the original

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Another 10 pounds saved with a light rocker box

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It is starting to look like scope pieces now, all 1/2 inch plywood

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A view of the double sling to support the mirror edge

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THis is how I balance the tube so no weights are needed

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