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Old 21-06-2018, 12:46 PM
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Awesome!!! Maybe i need to get a custom secondary spider/holder from you for my 10!
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Old 24-06-2018, 01:08 PM
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Awesome!!! Maybe i need to get a custom secondary spider/holder from you for my 10!
Logan, there are easier ways for making a secondary spider.
A secondary spider for a Newtonian needs to be sturdier because there is a larger offset for the centre of gravity that needs to be supported.


Meanwhile I 3D printed the focuser cover. After a bit of sanding and a couple of coats of flat black I think it looks acceptable.
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Old 24-06-2018, 01:46 PM
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Meanwhile I 3D printed the focuser cover. After a bit of sanding and a couple of coats of flat black I think it looks acceptable.
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Old 24-06-2018, 07:16 PM
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Nice!!! By spider/holder i meant a secondary holder like you made
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When do you start polishing?
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Old 28-06-2018, 01:12 PM
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When do you start polishing?
Probably in September when the thermal conditions in my office, where the polishing machine is, will be more suitable. Also the interferometric testing must be done in my shed because it is the only place that I have with a concrete floor, and it would be very difficult now with the low outside temperature - would have to wait forever for the mirror temperature to reach equilibrium every time I measured it.
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The heater element for the secondary is done. 3D printing a soldering fixture made the job nice and easy, and accurate too.
It will deliver 3W from a 12V source. I will try to avoid using PWM. My 100mm Honders guide scope uses a 3W resistor string and recently I got through a night of extreme humidity without any dew on the front lens.
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Resister chain looms pretty cool
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The heater element for the secondary is done. 3D printing a soldering fixture made the job nice and easy, and accurate too.
It will deliver 3W from a 12V source. I will try to avoid using PWM. My 100mm Honders guide scope uses a 3W resistor string and recently I got through a night of extreme humidity without any dew on the front lens.
Your attention to detail continues to amaze
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Thanks guys for the praise - I always try my best.

So the spider assembly, after a couple more bonding sessions and some cosmetic work, looks like on the attached picture.

The bonding fixture for joining it to the focuser hub is also finished. This will ensure that everything is concentric and symmetrical. This same fixture will also be used for machining the mounting pads that will hold the back plate.
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Old 06-07-2018, 08:52 AM
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..and here's the result: Probably the first ever 3D printed astrograph spider.
The four shiny dots near the rim are neodymium magnets for holding the dew shield.
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Old 06-07-2018, 08:56 AM
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Old 07-07-2018, 04:01 AM
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..and here's the result: Probably the first ever 3D printed astrograph spider.
The four shiny dots near the rim are neodymium magnets for holding the dew shield.
Awesome indeed
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Beautiful Borofloat blanks have arrived from Germany.
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Haven't you already done the primary?
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Haven't you already done the primary?
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