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Re: [NWGAA] Re: Plans for a Portable Dob

I saw this one a while back - it's also a good "suitcase" dob.

http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=1115



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Hi There, Calling all of you Dob do it yourselfers in the group... I'm interested in building my own 8" Dob that would be airline portable. Can anyone point... 		tcardin770
Offline Send Email 		Jun 25, 2009
11:29 pm

Mine are barely cargo ship portable. I've seen some of those designs around but haven't built that type. I think Curt built some to travel on his bike so he...
NWGAA Jeff Garland
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Offline Send Email 		Jun 25, 2009
11:33 pm

yeah I've seen some nice pictures but haven't come across any step by step directions. Looking at mirrors and those can be pretty expensive. If I make one it...
Tim Cardin
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Offline Send Email 		Jun 26, 2009
12:49 am

I built mine with a mirror I found on Ebay. You might find a deal there. Alton ... From: Tim Cardin To: NWGAA@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009...
Alton Leonard
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2:11 pm

Yep, I agree with Alton. Other than my 13.1" mirror that came in an original Coulter, I think I have gotten all my mirrors and lenses off eBay. A couple I...
NWGAA Jeff Garland
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Offline Send Email 		Jun 26, 2009
3:52 pm

Thanks Curt. I came across Hubble Optics when browsing Cloudy Nights and their mirror prices can't be beat and they seem to have a decent reputation. Also...
Tim Cardin
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Offline Send Email 		Jun 27, 2009
4:00 pm

Yep. I have that one. Good ref book although some of the info is a bit dated now. It's really geared toward 14 - 16" mirrors and up. Not a lot of info on...
Curt Diggs
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Offline Send Email 		Jun 28, 2009
3:53 pm

Here's an interesting airline-portable design. Goes into a small suitcase, except for the poles: http://www.weertman.com/bruce/atm/8inch52/ Curt...
Curt Diggs
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3:57 pm

thanks again Curt! ________________________________ From: Curt Diggs <mokiman_210@...> To: NWGAA@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 11:56:55 AM ...
Tim Cardin
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8:53 pm

I saw this one a while back - it's also a good "suitcase" dob. http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=1115 ... -- www.webjones.net...
Craig Jones
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