Building the ultimate travelscope: 10" f/4 ultra ultra compact truss Dob

[Gina]

That is looking very nice indeed

[Chris]

Wonderful job

[Daniel-K]

thats coming on fast! great job.

[Uplooker]

Absolutely fantastic project and build. Really looking forward to seeing the finished scope 

[mapstar]

Elegant I'd say 

[Soupy]

Looks amazing...

[Roel]

Thanks for the kind words!

This weekend I cut the last pieces of plywood, these are for the rocker box/transport box.

[niallk]

Beautiful craftsmanship! Watching your build with interest Real nice job

[dweller25]

Superb craftmanship Roel

[JRM]

can not wait to see her together Roel, will be a beauty for sure.

 

Rick

[marcopolo]

Really elegant design. Superb! What is the total weight of the scope?

[Roel]

The telescope is finished!

Pictures of the closed box:

 

The opened box:

 

 

[Roel]

Some more pics:

 

And first light in the backyard!

 

 

 

[AstroAdam]

Wow. That's stunning!  I have a 12" f5 mirror spare at the moment, and am completely and sorely tempted to go down a similar route on a slightly larger scale.  A gorgeous piece of craftsmanship.  

[mapstar]

A very nice and well executed project Roel.

Stunning and very compact really fancy building one myself. 

Well done and I'm sure it will be an inspiration to others.

[Physopto]

13 minutes ago, mapstar said:

 

Stunning and very compact really fancy building one myself. 

 

OH God! Not again.........

 

[Physopto]

27 minutes ago, Roel said:

Some more pics:

 

And first light in the backyard!

 

 

 

Stunning. Well done, it is a thing of beauty.

Derek

[Gina]

Yes, very nice indeed - wonderful work

[JRM]

Amazing, a true beauty, excellent craftmanship, a job well done Roel, enjoy.

[estwing]

what a wonderful scope you have made Roel....get on a plane to Trondheim and go into forrests....congrats

[swamp thing]

Very nice indeed.  

[Uplooker]

Stunning!!!

[faulksy]

spot on roel, stunning woodwork

[niallk]

Superb - congrats

[Physopto]

A thought occurred to me. How do you protect the mirror from being damaged as it is in such close proximity to the other bits in its case? How is it held from movement? Obviously you do not want pinched optics so DOB mirrors are usually hung. As you pick it up it will require some form of restriction. 

Derek