joshman
24-12-2007, 02:04 PM
well, i've been at it again, creating good looking boxes to house my astronomical equipment, this time it's a box for my camera and associated viewing apparatus, and i reckon it turned out alright.
All up it cost me nothing except my time to make. the box is an old wooden one that was used to house and extremely old-school potentiometer, which was easily gutted for my purposes, this box is extremely sturdy and well made, the black egg-shell foam was freebies that i scored from work, and the green foam is leftovers from my ed80 case.
so there you have it, an extremely snug fitting case for my gear.
in there you can see:
- 2" 2x barlow
- Canon 350D
- 2" extension tube
- 1.25" 20mm Orion Expanse eyepiece
- 1.25" 12.5mm Illuminated reticle
with room to spare! i'm tempted to make a separate case for eyepieces, and use the extra room in this case to house things like batteries and bit and pieces... ideas?
All up it cost me nothing except my time to make. the box is an old wooden one that was used to house and extremely old-school potentiometer, which was easily gutted for my purposes, this box is extremely sturdy and well made, the black egg-shell foam was freebies that i scored from work, and the green foam is leftovers from my ed80 case.
so there you have it, an extremely snug fitting case for my gear.
in there you can see:
- 2" 2x barlow
- Canon 350D
- 2" extension tube
- 1.25" 20mm Orion Expanse eyepiece
- 1.25" 12.5mm Illuminated reticle
with room to spare! i'm tempted to make a separate case for eyepieces, and use the extra room in this case to house things like batteries and bit and pieces... ideas?