Digital focuser

[Phil]

Hi everyone
Just made this digital focuser after getting a price from Televue of $700-$800 for one my jaw nearly dropped . SO went to the tool shop and got some digital calipers and made it myself for $50 and it works great. Hopefully someone can use this idea as it is a lot cheaper then buying one.
Phil

[iceman (Mike)]

Great idea!
Is the focuser motorised, or do you just turn it by hand and use the readout to judge?

[h0ughy (David)]

fantastic Idea! Where and what make are the calipers, did you glue the parts to the accessory tube?

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Awesome, even I could to that.

[Lester]

Phil,

Ten out of ten for that idea.

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

WOW awesome idea

Got a pair of them in the shed

[stringscope (Ian)]

Fantastic Phil.

Brilliant concept and execution.

Cheers,