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Originally Posted by Rac
It's the cost of things in this hobby(astronomy) that is the reason to have a lathe. I have to make my scopes as buying the scopes I want is not possible for me.
Of cause I like making them too.
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That is part of my philosophy on the interest but mine is as much Matt says that I enjoy the technical aspects of a build. My latest RN 8F8 build is an example. The mirror cost almost as much as a GSO 8" F5 which I hadn't even considered buying but a historical 8" F8 with reputed excellent figure was cause enough for me to design something that hopefully comes close to an large APO ( which I DEFINITELY could not afford ) and to explore some new concepts in both the mirror cell, OTA construction and the spider design and build.
Ok, so the lathe was not involved in this one, more's the pity but it will be for the modifications coming to the 10" and I already have two more bright scope ideas I might want to look into. ( Heard of a sudiball ?
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Long term it will pay off and it's heaps of fun.
There might be a few things for home it can do as well ...
Life is all about enjoying.
I enjoy astronomy in all it's facets.
DIY is a big facet ..
