From wpk@saao.ac.zaFri Jul 17 22:39:13 1998
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:37:03 +0200 (GMT+0200)
From: Willie Koorts <wpk@saao.ac.za>
To: Gary Thorup <pthorup@capecod.net>
Subject: Re: Some Specs


On Tue, 10 Mar 1998, Gary Thorup wrote:

> 	Thanks a lot for returning my letters.  I am looking for the specs. of
> just the mount (I already have the scope)  Even if your telescope miror is
> larger than mine, I can scale it down.  

So you basically want measurements - am I right?  Would a dimensioned 
drawing of the mount be OK?  For scaling it down I should probably 
include a few measurements of the telescope as well.

If you can get hold of back copies of Sky & Telescope, try and get March 1986
(p303-306).  I took a lot of ideas from the telescope of Joe Pearson (700
Teal Place, Edmond, Okla. 73034) desribed in a very nicely illustrated
article (sorry, no dimensions) - maybe try and search under his name for a
website. This same telescope was also discribed in Telescope Making #27
(p32-37).  Another good article was in Telescope Making #43 (p12-17).  A very
nice drawing (without dimensions again) of the telescope by Luis A.  Harris,
President of the Asociacian Panameda, de Aficionados a la Astronia, Panama,
R.P. (another one to search for perhaps). 

> If you need any advice on how to
> build a Dob. base then just ask.  Last year my school got a 2 week long
> visit from John Dobson and I was able to make a scope with him out of
> ordinary household items.

Thanks, it must have been an experience to be lectured by the man himself!! 

Cheers
Willie