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Old 04-08-2008, 11:58 PM
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selecting the right focuser draw tube length

Building a newt, what is the formular for working out the correct drawtube length on your focuser?

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Old 05-08-2008, 08:12 AM
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Steve - it's worthy of writing a book about....which is why someone has!

If you like, I'll loan you my copy of Krieges' "The Dobsonian Telescope - a practical manual for building large aperture telescopes" if you come to the Forest or Stargard next time around. It explains ALL.
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Old 06-08-2008, 05:24 PM
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thanks for the offer Chris.

I just bought the book
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Old 06-08-2008, 05:41 PM
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thanks for the offer Chris.

I just bought the book
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