8 inch f5 Truss Imaging Newt

[Paul Haese]

Well done Jo. A great project with a really nice looking scope. I imagine we will be seeing a side line business for you in years to come. I hope the scope performs as well as it looks.

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Blimey, the worm gear on the focuser is likely better than the one in my mount.

Are you going to use a shroud on the tube? I'm just wondering how the mirrors will go with dew.

[TimberLand (Justin)]

Great work Joe, there is real satisfaction knowing you made the beast that captured those photons. I would imagine you are getting good results tracking with the RA drive having a final reduction gear almost 1 metre across.

Keep the ATM world going mate that is most new ideas start, just look at Dobsonian.

Horse Shoe mounts rule.

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Just an outstanding achievement and with such dedication and craftsmanship.

Go to the ' Top of the Class ' Joe.

Col

[sharpiel]

That's beautiful and ingenious Jo.

I built a horseshoe mount once. They are so appealing due to their great stability. And so hard to build to be really orthogonal. I love the way you have offset the declination axis away from the polar axial line to counterweight the bottom of the horseshoe.