Here you go Guys, Whats this ???

[Shawn]

Mike will know,,,,,

[ving]

a waste paper basket? ;)

[Astroman]

a dew shield to make your sct look like a open truss cassergrain :P

[Shawn]

Hey guys, No fleas on you lot huh... Yes Its a dew...or at least the skeleton for it.. It will be lined wit coreflute, overall weight 1,1 kgs, not bad for a 14" ..I thought, lighter than the ali one and more rigid. and 1 fifth the weight of a metal one... Orders taken:)....it will be painted meade blue with mat black flute,,,nice and pretty,,,,a truss style dewey....:P

Shawn

[ballaratdragons]

Shawn,

Forget about the dew shield.
Can I have the cabinet full of EP's in the background? :D

[Shawn]

Waste paper basket,,,"thanks ving" you sence of humour beyond reproach...

S:rofl:

Anyways, going away now to look after, my other thread,,,cruising the south pacific or astronomy....get my drift,,,;)

[Shawn]

Shure thing ballerat... yeah right....thats the bottom draw... you will get really upset if I post a pic of the top one..:P

[ballaratdragons]

We are game! :)

[Shawn]

You Asked...
second Draw

Explicit Mags and other tools, because I dont get to see my wife that much...:D... Stargazing is not condusive to a healthy sex life.....:P . that being said... "Maybe Thats a good thing" keep them on their toes, so to speak...:rofl:...

S

[xelasnave]

Looks like some sort of calf holder
alex

[Shawn]

Alex...hell Id expect better from you,,,WRONG.....LOL...good one...

[spacezebra]

Keep who on their toes.... so to speak? We are on to lot!!!:lol:

Cheers Petra

[Shawn]

Oh no , no gender insencitive remark intended, ....doh...

[ving]

what? its not? :confused:

:P
i aim to please..

[Shawn]

Cumon guys "and gals" what do ya think about a light weight composite dewey,,,its got to be a good thing huh, aside from wrapping a matress around orund it... or ,,,droooool ,,,carbon fibre,,,

[ving]

being an ex-semipro cyclist i can apreciate carbon fibre, especially when its wrapped around titamium!!! :D

[Starkler]

Nice idea :) Whats it made from ?
What you gain in weight reduction you will loose in crush strength, doh ! :doh:

[Shawn]

My first one aluminium, too fragile, if it bent it stayed bent, so made one out of .6 sheetmetal, too heavy, 4.5 kg, so got stuck into the metal one with a 4 inch angle grinder and a cutoff wheel, this is the result, Ill cut a sheet of corelute a couple of mil bigger than required for the inner sleeve and press it in, Post pics when its finished,,, painted...

[Striker]

It's definetly an Irish Dew shield.....no doubt....lol

[Shawn]

Nice one Striker, who told you I had Celtic bloodlines,,,Its a compromise the scrolls and spirals cant be done with a 4" inch Grinder :lol:

[Astroman]

How did you do the pattern, looks like a great pattern for a PVC tubed scope. Cut outs to minimise weights

[Shawn]

Hang on guys ,,,finished it today, post pics in a minute,,,
Astroman, Circ of a circle is equal to its 6 times its radius..pair of dividers and a pencil..but your right It would make a good PVC.. plastic is better..NO sparks to set fie to yor shorts...LOL... If I was to make this again I would cut before roll and spot weld, would have been easier,,,

[Shawn]

Here you go, well its not quite Meade Blue, but who can see that in the Dark,,,:)..but irs light , rigid, and yes "Celtic" If the missmatch of colour upsets me too much ,,Ill paint the whole thing black,,,as far as I am aware, and correct me if Im wrong there is no such ting as ...pale black,,Off black,,pinkish black and so on...:D ...Mr Pinner, no comments from you either as to how I got me meade blue so terribly wrong...;) ...

Take care all, back to cruising the south...

[Shawn]

Helps if I attach the pic huh...doh:doh:

[Shawn]

The paint is still drying as you can see,,,,,

[Astroman]

Work of art, hats off to ya

[Shawn]

Thanks Astro,,really appreciated

Shawn

[Shawn]

Here you go

Fitted, a wee out of balance, but real close...

[Astroman]

Thats a great looking Cannon err I mean Telescope.


you wern't far off on the colour, looks great! For a meade :P

:D

[Shawn]

A little pale but close enough for me being colour blind in any part of spectrum , For a Meade,,,come on...there not all that bad,,sre they ?:shrug: