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Old 11-12-2009, 11:18 AM
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8" minidob

a pic of my latest 8" minimalist telescope. Fits on the back seat of a car.
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Old 11-12-2009, 12:09 PM
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Awwww, how cute!

I really like the work you do. Very nice dobbie!

f/4 or f/5?
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Old 11-12-2009, 03:43 PM
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Nice Chris!
After the house is finished I would love to make myself a nice 10" like that.
One day
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Old 11-12-2009, 04:27 PM
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weel done chris..i'm hoping to build a single truss in the new year..with a fibrglass curves spider which holds the secondary
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Old 11-12-2009, 07:35 PM
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Thanks for the comments, I am building another 10" single strut scope and will post when complete.
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Old 11-12-2009, 09:37 PM
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Very nice!
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Old 12-12-2009, 12:29 AM
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Hi Chris,

Looks like a nice scope. Congratulations.

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