Re: [ATM] Berry's 10-inch telescope plans

[Guy Brandenburg <gfbrandenburg@yahoo.com>]

Which one of Berry's books is it? Not the smallish,
thick one by Kriege + Berry, right?
Much of his construction is heavier than it needs to
be, but it will indeed be very  sturdy, and it will
work. There are much lighter versions these days...
Guy
--- Thomas Rutherford <rutherfordt@earthlink.net>
wrote:

>     I am in the middle of building a 10-inch
> Dobsonian like the one in 
> Berry's book.  Has anyone built one of these (or
> something similar) 
> using 1/2-inch plywood for the mounting instead of
> the 3/4-inch used in 
> the book?  It seems to me that using 3/4-inch
> plywood for everything is 
> going to make for a very heavy telescope.  Any
> suggestions will be 
> appreciated.
> 
>     Tom Rutherford
>     Blountville, Tennessee
> 
> 
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