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Originally Posted by mental4astro
Geoff, are you looking at reworking a 6" reflector.
If so, have you looked into if there may be an old 6" scope that has been decommisioned or even if there may be 6" seconds lieing about with a retailer? The 114mm reflector I made for a cousin was made with a surplus mirror & I fluked onto a disused empty tude from a retailer.
Mental.
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Yes,
After more years than I care to own up to, I've got the urge to push glass again. I'm going for a 6" f/5 to get my hand back in again before I go for something bigger. I'll be putting it on my G8 for astrophotography, hence the need to keep the weight down because the G8 is not really a heavy duty mount.
Looking around for an old tube is certainly worth a try.
Geoff