Thread: 8inch Vs 10inch
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Old 26-10-2008, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect View Post

I'd kinda like to get a 12" dob, but price-wise the 10" is going to be easier to persuade the wife with (ie price-wise), so...

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that's easy, buy the 12 and tell her it is the 10

on the original question, I wouldn't bother with a truss tube for those sizes.. more trouble than it would be worth. An 8inch tube is plenty portable and probably the 10 not so bad either. You'll save anough for a decent eyepiece
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