http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/ The Nets Premier Telescope Making Group Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:58:23 GMT catboat15@... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10526 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10526 For my eight incher, I used a full size tool and I think that is close to the limit you may want to handle. If you are grinding your own mirrors you can get Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:19:38 GMT astronomyking94 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10525 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10525 Hello everyone, I've been interested in astronomy for some years now and I have recently grown interested in making my own telescopes. For my first project I Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:02:07 GMT pdebaan http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10524 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10524 Hi all, have a great 4th, Who made a Binocular (2 mirrors) newtonian ? Peter Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:34:54 GMT starryskyn http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10523 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10523 This diameter and pitch are done on a lathe with thread cutting tools and lead screw drive in a machine shop. It is not possible to use a tap and a die for Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:54:45 GMT Jessie Williams http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10522 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10522 Does anyone know where I could find a tap and die for t-mount (42mm X .75mm) ? Jessie Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:49:03 GMT http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10521 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10521 Please , Please remember to trim your posts. Some of the posts have been getting way too long as person after person replys to a question. Also please change Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:09:10 GMT http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10520 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10520 Please , Please remember to trim your posts. Some of the posts have been getting way too long as person after person replys to a question. Also please change Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:14:13 GMT a http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10519 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10519 Lahore Omer offered me a ride in his car to Rohtas. This was a great help. To enable me to easily stay awake all night at Rohtas, I planned to keep awake on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:45:51 GMT mark yo http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10518 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10518 Hello all, I wanted to ask if anyone has seen the thr Raptor Project? The "Smart" telescope array using telescopes from around the world to watch some Sun, 31 May 2009 16:14:43 GMT http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10517 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10517 Please , Please remember to trim your posts. Some of the posts have been getting way too long as person after person replys to a question. Also please change Sat, 23 May 2009 20:54:45 GMT starryskyn http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10516 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10516 Been there, done that. I have a scope with a 12 inch spherical mirror, a 13 inch Schmidt corrector, and three focal positions in the tube assembly--Newtonian Sat, 23 May 2009 20:30:38 GMT mark yo http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10515 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10515 Can anyone help me with this mirror making prob. ? I am studying the process for making a mirror for my ATM project and want to know what focal length should Sat, 23 May 2009 20:29:23 GMT rhinso19a http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10514 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10514 Hi Mark Corrector plates are matched to the primary mirror You'll need to contact the company that made your scope. I looked and tried for over a year, no Sun, 17 May 2009 18:26:22 GMT http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10513 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10513 Please , Please remember to trim your posts. Some of the posts have been getting way too long as person after person replys to a question. Also please change Tue, 12 May 2009 21:09:09 GMT Matt Combes http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10512 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Make_Your_Own_Telescope/message/10512 Hi! I would like to invite you to visit MyDailyFlog and see my latest photos. Check out: