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Originally Posted by kayakfisherman
Hi all
Thanks for all your replies and welcome.
You can get dobs very cheap, and a 12" dob of reasonable quality for $500 is extraordinary good value. Nevertheless, $500 is way out of my budget (if I was single it would be nothing!!!), and I still believe that putting aside the mirrors, the rest of the dob could be made for next to nothing out of scrap bits (except for the other optics - finderscope, focuser).
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Seriously the dobs as mentioned are the cheapest way to get that kind of aperture, and as you have already found out you cant really build one any cheaper yourself.
Sometimes you see unwanted scopes like this on the second hand market and thats where I suggest you look. Its also not unknown here on IIS for some generous people to donate bits and pieces to keen would-be amateur star gazers.
I liked your story about the kayak fishing and I would love to see you in action
