16" dob startup

[zubinelgenubi (Adam)]

Hi all,


This is my first post here, what a fantastic resource!

I'm about to kick off building a 16" f/4.5 truss dob - anything I can't make myself I've pretty much sourced already, apart from the most important part - I've now got quotes back from six mirror suppliers, and have a query a few of you may be able to help with regarding quality. Has anyone ever dealt with or experienced any of Discovery Optics mirrors? Their price is very competitive compared with the other names I know to be of consistently high quality, but also not low enough to make me think they're not (roughly) in the same league. Any advice would be much appreciated!

I suspect the rule 'you get what you pay for' firmly applies here, but it's worth exploring all the options.

Cheers,
Adam

[GrahamL]

Hi Adam

welcome to iis, I have no experiance with there optics
In recent times there were some isssues with communication
with customers mentioned over on cloudy nights regarding this company .

A lot of people are quite happy with there scopes and hopefully
these problems got sorted out,I would suggest maybe looking
a little closer at others recent experiances before parting with any cash.

good luck with the project