h0ughy
21-10-2007, 10:57 PM
OK this is crude, and not for the faint hearted. I am sorry if this project assaults your senses.
I took a sheet of 5mm white glossy foamcore, an arlec 80led 6V battery light set, some sticky tape and duct tape, a sharp box knife and a steel 1m ruler and came up with this monstrosity. At first I was going to use a table decoration set for the lighting but realised it was way to bad for even light within the box, So i rectifed that by using the 80 white LED thingy from Arlec - all items from Bunnings. the led's and battery cost me 39 dollars, the foam core from an art supplies shop cost 9 dollars, the rest well no idea it was at home. total time to make - about 1 hour
I have a black cloth to throw over the whole lot out in the field and tie off with an occo strap around the scope so no stray light. Need to make a field stop for the scope - next part of the project
it is functional - just have to make the bits to pretty it up so I can use it with the LX200R and the R200SS and the ED80 and any of the camera lenses.
took a shot of a test flat too and the inside showing the difference between the walls and the base.
So is it rough, cheap and nasty, but I hope since this is the MK1 there will be improvements:lol::whistle:
I took a sheet of 5mm white glossy foamcore, an arlec 80led 6V battery light set, some sticky tape and duct tape, a sharp box knife and a steel 1m ruler and came up with this monstrosity. At first I was going to use a table decoration set for the lighting but realised it was way to bad for even light within the box, So i rectifed that by using the 80 white LED thingy from Arlec - all items from Bunnings. the led's and battery cost me 39 dollars, the foam core from an art supplies shop cost 9 dollars, the rest well no idea it was at home. total time to make - about 1 hour
I have a black cloth to throw over the whole lot out in the field and tie off with an occo strap around the scope so no stray light. Need to make a field stop for the scope - next part of the project
it is functional - just have to make the bits to pretty it up so I can use it with the LX200R and the R200SS and the ED80 and any of the camera lenses.
took a shot of a test flat too and the inside showing the difference between the walls and the base.
So is it rough, cheap and nasty, but I hope since this is the MK1 there will be improvements:lol::whistle: