End covers

[CedricTheBrave]

Looking for a couple of covers to go on the end of my tube.

408mm diameter though so struggling a bit !

Any ideas welcome

[skybadger]

Make yourself some shower caps from vinyl or blackout cotton and some elastic. 

[GordonD]

If it is any use I use a couple of bar stool covers on mine (12" SW) to keep the spiders out. The size of your scope is a bit bigger of course but I can see some that may be big enough. This one says it will fit up to 42cm. 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BDXCKGTD/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B0BDXCKGTD&pd_rd_w=qYeg8&content-id=amzn1.sym.7b0d8b34-54be-4fd2-9baf-2d658b11dc53&pf_rd_p=7b0d8b34-54be-4fd2-9baf-2d658b11dc53&pf_rd_r=BKN9KYSK1K1Z9HWG8Q5F&pd_rd_wg=4pzdE&pd_rd_r=71f6f790-5099-4546-a84c-3c09cb0563d4&s=kitchen&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzTzY1TFNZTk1GVVFIJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMjg4MDkzM0dCSjQyUU1VOThRMyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwOTI2NDg0MUtZQlBYMjI4WDVSTyZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2RldGFpbF90aGVtYXRpYyZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

[Carbon Brush]

I have used bar stool covers, like those described.
Also been known to 3D print covers, spacer blocks, etc.
When making covers for tubes bigger than my 3D printer, it was in pie slice manner & glue together.
The finished items looked better than they sound😁

[Elp]

A bit daft, but recently I found some one piece plastic moulded growing baskets/buckets (they're quite thin flexible type, if they were filled with water the sides would be poke-able) worked well in covering the end of my sct dew shield. Left it with towels over the remaining lot so no gaps. If you bought them undersized you could slot them into a dew shield and leave an oversized flat section on the front. 400mm availability may be an issue.

[The Lapwing]

Look here: https://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/astrozap-dust-covers-for-dobs-and-rc-telescopes.html

[Clarkey]

I am obviously a cheapskate. Food bag and elastic band 😂

[jjohnson3803]

Plastic container tops.  Tupperware in the US, not sure of brands in the UK.

 

Edited July 11, 2023 by jjohnson3803

[The Lapwing]

Tupperware, same company. Did you know they have gone bust?. The days of the Tupperware party are over. 

[paulastro]

Another vote for bar stool covers.  Use them on my 10inch, but there are many sizes on Amazon.  They come in a variety of materials too.  I used to use shower caps, but flower patterns and pink with white spots don't give your scope much street cred.  😊