Robert Watson Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Hi All,If someone was looking to build there own scope say a 16" dob where would you pick up the optics and all the bits for a build:icon_scratch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninderby Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 First of all buy this book as it's the best resource for how to go about building your own dob.The Dobsonian Telescope, A Practical Manual for Building Large Aperture Telescopes http://www.willbell.com/tm/dobtel.htmAlso this website has a lot of dob parts.http://homepage.ntlworld.com/glen.oliver/telescope.htmGalvoptics, Oldham Optics and Orion Optics UK are a few of the mirror suppliers in the UK. Just be prepared for the shock of the prices though. Actually for a 16" dob picking up a second hand 16" Lightbridge at the right price could be one way of getting the mirror and secondary for a home built project.John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Watson Posted June 27, 2010 Author Share Posted June 27, 2010 Many Thanks John those are very good web sites,Will look on Amazon for the book.PS having great fun with the dob had friends over from the mainland they were struck at seeing saturn so clear and a few clusters Now that the long clear nights are here im thinking of putting the flocking in,just hope i don't make a pig's ear of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beulah Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 It's shocking to see that parabolic primary mirrors alone can cost the price of a Skywatcher dob. I'm getting bits together to build a 12" Dob from scratch - and I guess its overall cost will be 20% cheaper than a Skywatcher equivelent. Somehow the DIY element is very appealing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 You could always get a cheap dob and then 'rebuild it'. The Chinese optics are generally reckoned to be pretty good these days. I agree that the cost of buying the mirrors for a 16" are more than you can pick up a complete scope for, but you'll appreciate a truss design for a big scope or you'll have no end of trouble moving and storing it!CheersPEterW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Watson Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 Thanks all,I do agree the cost of the optic,s is beyond my pocket,where would you pick up the chinese optic,s the challange to build a 16" dob is somthing i would like to do after seeing some home built scope's in a mag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeSkywatcher Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Hi All,If someone was looking to build there own scope say a 16" dob where would you pick up the optics and all the bits for a build:icon_scratch:I am NOT being smart but i think if you have to ask that question then you really are not ready to undertake the project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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