In my 18" Truss dob I flocked the upper cage interior with squares that came pre-cut from Protostar. I then took a razor blad and made a few slits down them to...
This is just a brief announcement to say that I have added a couple of new items to my Accessories website for Obsessions and other Big Dobs. The items are a...
I would like someone to share with me the wait times that any of you have experienced waiting for a Webster scope with a Zambuto primary mirror. That is the...
I can no longer find the website for Starstructure telescopes. the starstructuretelescopes.com domain has expired. Anyone know what's happening there? -ad...
... Mike announced some time back that he was no longer making large telescopes. What really is a shame is that he deleted the Starstructure Yahoo group too....
... I can't state the wait time with a Zambuto mirror, but when I called a about a 32" Kennedy mirror, they said 16 months was the current wait time because of...
... Any idea why he quit? The scopes sounded very impressive. And who is Steve Kennedy making mirrors for now, if neither Starstructure or Starmaster is using...
... He really did not have the people skills or patience for dealing with the public. Many of his posts seemed very argumentative. I had emailed him a list...
vid wrote ... **************** Well, this is certainly not true, Dave K knows in advance the exact focal length of the mirror going into your telescope and he...
I know two people who had to cut their truss poles just to get their scopes to come to focus, so it certainly does happen. You might want to read this thread...
just a general comment on cutting truss poles - I'm sure many of us know this already. Cutting my poles was the last resort for me. I managed to get all my...
After reading this whole thread, I'd just like to put in a good word for James Grigar at Astro Sky of Lake Charles, Louisiana. James builds a beautiful...
"Only if the mirror is finished when he's ready to cut the poles." Yes, that kinda goes without saying. If you dont yet know the exact focal length of the ...
Something like this not only very difficult to do since to be even close, you'd need the same aperture and focal length, but to be close to fair, they should...
Well said Bob! You'd be hard to find any noticeable difference at the eyepiece between any of the major mirror makers. I think, IMHO, that we spend far too...
While I heartily agree with Mark and Bob, Dennis should know that Galaxy and OMI, at least (and likely Swayze and Zambuto) publish their mirror specs on their...
Hi Dave, When my Swayze mirror was ready for delivery, the only quantitative figures Steve gave me were his assurancethat it was a good mirror and a a smooth...
Hi, I had Steve Swayze figure a mirror for me about four years ago & it gives excellent views. Steve did not give me any numbers but I can tell by side to...
We are considering a folded Newtonian for our club telescope. The main advantage is to reduce eyepiece height and need for tall ladder for both club members...
Hi Ken, depending on the size of the telescope, you migth also consider tilting the secondary stronger than in the classical Newtonian. This avoids the need of...
... also need a larger secondary. ... Hi John this is true, but you can't do this to an arbitrary extent as you will run into serious baffling problems at some...
Hi Ken, I guess it depends how many mirrors you plan to use. A three mirror system would be an extra step. I started with a two mirror system then I added a...
