all wrapped up in one juicy morsel of a post!
Only things that i can give you as on top of the things that Astro has already mentioned is the collimation equipment this is a must and cannot be ignored and purchased later.
as a beginner a simple laser collimator for 50-100 bucks will see you over the line but in that range you will have to do some slight modifications to it to make it more accurate (just ask
its an easy modification).
Don't forget the IIS classified's you might get something that is bigger and better for the same kind of coin.
Good luck mate and remember to ask as many questions as you can we are all here to help and this is an active forum! generally getting a response within the hour
(ahhh tooo geeky sometimes
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Kind regards
Brendan