ATM and DIY Projects [Archive] - Page 5

8" Travel Scope Finished!!! (At Last) (14 replies)
Second mod - 10 inch DOB (6 replies)
MC Rubinar 10/1000 modification (17 replies)
Laser cutting of wood (20 replies)
First mod - GSO 10 inch dob (5 replies)
Help with EQ6 Rebuild - RA axis (17 replies)
FL lens to M42/0.75 adapter...araldite to the rescue!! (0 replies)
8" Travel Scope Nearly Complete (6 replies)
Assessing the warp on the bottom of a rocker box. (2 replies)
Handling a Dinosaur (2 replies)
tube for 8 inch newt (7 replies)
DIY projects on Youtube (1 replies)
Flocking (1 replies)
DIY all sky camera (10 replies)
Folded reftractors: Anyone built one? (0 replies)
Wooden Tripod Glue and...? (3 replies)
My new Serrurier truss (11 replies)
Is it possible to modify this refractor? (5 replies)
Can't afford a Dslr ? Get creat pics with just your iPhone (6 replies)
Turning cardboard box into travel box (12 replies)
Tubes (6 replies)
Royce vs Zambuto... (5 replies)
Black paint options (6 replies)
Easiest DIY mod ever - an AZ3 mod, now so easy to use! (5 replies)
My first newtonian project (6 replies)
6v power supply from 12v gel batteries question (5 replies)
Dew Management (9 replies)
MCLennan gearbox focusser. (3 replies)
8" Travel Scope (36 replies)
Cool modding a 5DMKII (49 replies)
18" Telekit (81 replies)
Behold rotating rings (13 replies)
Cut telescope in half (13 replies)
New design - Annular ring OAG??? (6 replies)
Dimming a Red Dot Finder (3 replies)
AP QMD 900 sitech servo conversion (0 replies)
SPC900NC mono mod, $14! (10 replies)
Sizing a secondary mirror (5 replies)
DIY CCD camera (9 replies)
Contructing a pair of 6 inch f/10 dobs (7 replies)
8" F6 Strut scope for HEQ5Pro, Worth it? (9 replies)
Blue Tooth EQ6 (3 replies)
"Flat" handset cable - 3-4mtr???? (9 replies)
Fitting SW accu motor to 10:1 Crayford (19 replies)
Home made astronomy chair....beats a step ladder! (2 replies)
arduino (5 replies)
Dew control - conical primary mirror (2 replies)
The Power Board (0 replies)
Heads up plastic battery/powerboard cases. (11 replies)
Newt Guru's: Offset Secondary woes (14 replies)
Optical flats: Where can I get them? (10 replies)
Camera mod glue (22 replies)
C8 Resurrection (16 replies)
Carbon fibre tubes (0 replies)
C14 Resurrection (19 replies)
Eq 3-2 Weight Gain (3 replies)
Simple hands free map holder (1 replies)
What type of Welder? stick? mig? (28 replies)
Simple DIY alternative to motorised focusers for visual observers (11 replies)
Yet another pier thread. How deep for a CGEM? (2 replies)
Making Mirror Cells (6 replies)
DIY photo platform and wedge on Meade fork, video platform (13 replies)
Skywatcher EQ6GT power connector mod (7 replies)
Current limiting - voltage drop (22 replies)
Lens grinding advice needed (6 replies)
Al or Ag (Alum or Silver) mirrors: Which is best? (1 replies)
Stage 2 mod (4 replies)
4N28 to replace 4N26? Will this Work? (6 replies)
How to adapt a Skywatcher motor focuser to a GSO focuser (1 replies)
How to strip and align a C11 (10 replies)
Need help with making an electric release for the old cable release socket (10 replies)
Stepper motor controller (1 replies)
On the cadge .. (8 replies)
GSO Linear bearing Crayford type focuser mod (5 replies)
Argo Navis Stalk (6 replies)
Canadian Balsam (4 replies)
Managing the shroud on a trus dob - idea (0 replies)
Berry & Mackay 3" Refractor Restoration Diary (28 replies)
Webcam as a kind of Telrad? (5 replies)
Importance of corrector centering on SCTs (11 replies)
SOLID 30 mm F/10 Schmidt Cassegrain (4 replies)
ATM suppliers in Australia (12 replies)
Drilling hole in 12 inch primary (5 replies)
Power Cables and Connectors Query (1 replies)
Power supply bus - voltage dilemma (23 replies)
Help with machining of an adapter (1 replies)
Flexible membrane mirrors? (9 replies)
Optical Centre / Geometric Centre (4 replies)
Twine and Thingspeak (5 replies)
CNC Build (15 replies)
Some DIY ideas come together on new rig (2 replies)
Setting Circles on a Dob (5 replies)
Cheap temperature control for Dew strap or cooler (1 replies)
Astronomy chair (2 replies)
How to convert old EQ mount to computer control? (15 replies)
DIY Rear Projection SOLAR TELESCOPE (10 replies)
Easy DEW Heater (11 replies)
Pimping my G11 - some notes for others (7 replies)
Light box defuser material (10 replies)
Meade DSI Pro easy TEC cooled :) GOLD <3 Round #1 testing Done and the Winner is?? (7 replies)
ICX618AQA upgrade for toucam worth it? (0 replies)
Newer model PST Mod (5 replies)
foam stuff for truss poles (11 replies)
Optical encoders, thoughts on design, guiding and tracking (12 replies)
Need some opinions/help please (8 replies)
Suppliers for Truss Poles (2 replies)
Doing a tuneup on a G11 (16 replies)
Fixing HEQ5 / EQ6 crunch Guide (0 replies)
Granite Mirror? (2 replies)
Truss Refractor? (4 replies)
eq5 pull down and bent axle worm fix find :) Youtube vid added :) (7 replies)
Slippery tape for dobs... (1 replies)
Source for Kydex (11 replies)
Hmmm it might need some work.. (39 replies)
1mW Green Laser Pointer Mod (11 replies)
MPCC and compression-ring focusers (4 replies)
Opinions on 16" mirrors (14 replies)
XmCCD - SBIG and Apogee camera control in Linux (8 replies)
Stepper motor control (2 replies)
Old Refractor & Alt Az Mount Resurrection (31 replies)
Removing DEC backlash (1 replies)
Plastic injection moulding (15 replies)
Focuser Modification help (13 replies)
20D extream modding (8 replies)
TS102 PST Stage 2 Mod (9 replies)
Modifying GSO 12" (3 replies)
DIY Dew Sheild for $6 (3 replies)
Dew heaters. (5 replies)
16inch Meade Lightbridge (20 replies)
Solar filter for Firstscope (7 replies)
Project 6 - Portable Obs (6 replies)
Gaunt Equatorial Telescope Stand c1885 (81 replies)
12" Dobsonian read for good sky (2 replies)
New 12.5" Serrurier truss Newtonian (33 replies)
12" revisited (7 replies)
114 travel scope (1 replies)
Peltiers - what the heck am I doing wrong! (24 replies)
10 inch dob restoration (10 replies)
Need a screw (9 replies)
Travelscope (3 replies)
Carbon Fibre tubes: Interested? (5 replies)
Source for sheet metal edge protector strip? (7 replies)
Altitude control using Argo & PIC micro (3 replies)
how do homecast mirror blanks perform against professional ones ? (2 replies)
Dave Groski's Delmarva pipe mount (6 replies)
DSLR Coolbox test temperature data (19 replies)
Sourcing a Conical Primary? (20 replies)
Will this 6V power supply be ok for my EQ3 (10 replies)
Potential mirror for DIY build - help needed (12 replies)
Small mod to my Skywatcher Guide Scope Mount (3 replies)
Power to Canon DSLR - L7808/capacitors (8 replies)
6 inch Astrograph project (32 replies)
A headache, but worth it (5 replies)
Who can make custom fitting for green laser pointer? (0 replies)
Home-made coma corrector and/or FF? (9 replies)
Satin or gloss? (7 replies)
Canon 600d clear glass mod? (9 replies)
disc springs for mirror cells (0 replies)
Happy B'day John Dobson (4 replies)
Feathertouch stepper pinouts and connection questions (0 replies)
Surplus Shed 40% off sale (1 replies)
Dob Base Build 10" (45 replies)
atempt on DIY autoguider (7 replies)
Solving balance issue in alt/az mount - a REALLY simple jig (9 replies)
ATM Supplies in Australia (1 replies)
useful power supply (9 replies)
Attaching something to the OTA (6 replies)
Home made dew straps (7 replies)
Stepper motor selection for Sampson eq mount (8 replies)
Home Made Dew Shield (3 replies)
First DIY 5" refractor (5 replies)
f10 mirrors? (10 replies)
Creating the Lightbridge II (9 replies)
Obs Cable Ducting - Power Vs Data, if I had my time again... (7 replies)
Craziest PST solar scope mod ever (8 replies)
DIY: Repairing a Finderscope Crosshair Reticle (10 replies)
surplus shed refractor (13 replies)
Pier help for CGEM (1 replies)
DIY Autoguider (2 replies)
DSLR cooling box - help in locating aluminium sheet (11 replies)
Building a truss dob... (8 replies)
Binocular parallelogram mounting (4 replies)
Multi Channel PWM Dew Controler (11 replies)
First Light for my 10" Dob (6 replies)
Worm and wheels in Oz?? (3 replies)
Solar Autoguider (13 replies)
First "recorded" successful Lunt60 mod (7 replies)
First mirror project. (14 replies)
Arduino Encoder Interface (3 replies)
Finally I replaced objective of 40 y old Polarex spotting scope (0 replies)
New Stepper control for Focuser (26 replies)
A good idea for a tracking mount....? (16 replies)
8" GoTo Dob on a Wedge to stop Field rotation Can it be done? (1 replies)
stepper motors and ASCOM controllers (37 replies)
127mm 5.5mm Objectives at Surplus Shed. (5 replies)
Picaxe based multi channel Dew controller (13 replies)
Need encoder connector advice (6 replies)
Full aperature or off-axis (2 replies)
Looking for- plans for DIY EQ6 level (2 replies)
Advice please on DIY alt/azm drive. (5 replies)
Dew shield and Dust cover (0 replies)
114 table top dobbie -awww, she's so cute! (25 replies)
Home made Telescope Box (6 replies)
What Do You Think Of My Home Made Solar Filter? (9 replies)
Cute little APO from Canon (5 replies)
Advice: Off-Axis solar cell or not (Baader) (0 replies)
Widefield Rig - Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 ED (8 replies)
Getting Ready for Venus (4 replies)
Guidescope on top of C8 (5 replies)
Bartels software in pulse-dir mode for EQ6 (3 replies)
SharpSky ASCOM compliant digital focuser project (281 replies)
Could this be useful? (3 replies)
setting circle (3 replies)
metallic touch up paint - why not glossy? (5 replies)
telescope stepper driver? (68 replies)
For a few dollars a 1.25" to 2" eyepiece (0 replies)
Dew heater controller advice (9 replies)
Diy 6" apo (6 replies)
Can a worm rotate around a worm gear (5 replies)
A New Lease of Life (Old 6" Newtonian) (24 replies)
DIYers only - moving cooled and spectrum enhanced Canon 1000D on to interested party (2 replies)
GSO 12" - moving up the primary mirror (5 replies)
k179 stepper driver, push button on off help (1 replies)
BiPolar or Unipolar. (11 replies)
What type of motor? (10 replies)
My 1100D modding thread *IR Cut mod finished* ETA CARINAE images Stock VS Modded (67 replies)
New 16" structure Dobson (10 replies)
My webcam collimator (2 replies)
Just wondering (4 replies)
Homemade laser mount...? (1 replies)
Dew heater power consumption (4 replies)
A built in dew heater for the DSI Pro / filterwheel (4 replies)
Dew Control DIY in a hurry. (5 replies)
secondary holder (2 replies)
20"-24" Mirror (3 replies)
Solar filter for 60mm refractor (2 replies)
My version of Crayford focusser for 10" Newtonian (15 replies)
Coelostat for solar observing (3 replies)
Newt strengthening OTA around focuser ideas (18 replies)
Carry-On Thread from the "Surplus Shed" thread... (3 replies)
Meade 102 FPL-53 hybrid (28 replies)
On the road to the Binewtonian (4 replies)
Spacer project (30 replies)
Bino mount project (11 replies)
Homemade Parallelogram (5 replies)
1st garden dome recommendation (1 replies)
DIY train track pedestal ? (1 replies)
SCT flocking material? Where to buy (15 replies)
10" F4 build (76 replies)
Rolling Base for 12" Dob (7 replies)