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Re: [ATM] New home built 12" ultralight dob




--- Alan Scott <alanne1956@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I just finished a 12" ultralight dob, and wanted to
> ask for feedback. Any 
> ideas on how to make it lighter or smaller?
>

Well for the primary you could have gone to a thinner
slumped mirror blank of say 1/2 inch plate glass.This
would have reduced weight and allowed a really faster
cool down time,given the heat generated in the trunk
of the car that the 1 1/2 inch glass will soak up in
transit on warmer days.Long wait for the glass to
reach ambient,even with a cooling fan.

Ric


		
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