Hi all,
Just getting into the mood of this thread.
My first scope was a 10" f5.6 dob that I made myself (mirror included). It underwent a couple of remakes: from the original "cannon"-style with a metal tube to a small esky-sized box that I could assemble in about 2 minutes.
I remember heading off to a star party one weekend, and being pulled over for a routine breathalyser test (which I passed by the way
). The policeman was most concerned at the cannon/rocket-launcher/whatever in the back of my station wagon!
Unfortunately the scope was stolen (just after I had re-figured the mirror so it was nearly perfect!!!), along with my trailer and a heap of gear, and has probably ended up on a junk-pile in some hoon's backyard.
I later built a 12" version- still esky-sized- but this time I cheated and bought a GSO mirror.
Not quite the same as the first one though!
- Dean