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Cheers guys, I'm very happy with it.
I have to make a filter slide system before fitting the baffle to the UTA, this was more a test of balance and pole length measurement.
The lid is hinged with a large Parliament hinge and will have a brass window latch fitted to keep prying fingers out.
Being a refractorian, I had nothing to collimate it with so ended up having to trust my builders eye and stood back a couple of metres from the scope staring into the empty draw tube while my dear wife adjusted the two collimation bolts. End result was actually pretty good out of focus donut on A Cent. It has been a long time since I collimated a scope so will have to practice that art.
Going with the Nexus DSC this time around.
The three part handles are another SDM Telescopes idea of Pete Read, shamelessly copied by yours truly from photographs on Pete's website.
Name to be decided.......
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