by pulsar » Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:50 pm
I would love to tackle this project but i'm afraid my meagre or should I say non-existent glass polishing experience would have me running for the hills waving my arms and screaming wildly like something out of monty python.
Also they did'nt explain how to aluminize the mirror. All that work and no info on aluminizing??? ("Like we've all got pressurised chambers at home right").
I know about the pleasure of crafting something yourself as I hand built a three man canoe from wood several years ago. So I don't think the main optical tube would present too much difficulty. But the mount would present problems as I would want to install a motor drive system. And of course the mirror would be very hard to complete.
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