Carbon Fiber 3D Printed 12 Inch Telescope
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- 6 inches wasn't enough, so I built a 12.
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A bit of a different approach to this video. I went back to a more "cinematic" or "film" like style as I found that's really what I enjoy more rather then just shooting video in the pursuit of content, content, content.
Unfortunately no video of the actual construction, mostly because I did most of that work while recovering from broken bones.
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A bit of a different approach to this video. I went back to a more "cinematic" or "film" like style as I found that's really what I enjoy more rather then just shooting video in the pursuit of content, content, content. Let me know what you guys think!
I'd like to hear about your entire approach to video documentation, from the imposition recording makes on the regarded task, to management of collected material. Do you draft a story board for projects like this?
@@mavigogun I usually start with writing a script, which will include a description of shots I want to acquire. A traditional storyboard would be more useful if I was working with a crew, but as a one-man operation I usually just need notes to remind me the shots I want to get.
Nice one man. Where did you find the mirrors that's what I'm wondering.
Thanks! I got the mirrors used on the cloudy nights forums.
Congratulations, I want one of these, fantastic project, it looks very beautiful
Thanks so much! it has been really great and I'm learning much about observational astronomy with it!
Very impressive build, looks like a lot of thought went into the design details, I know as I have been designing for 25 years. And your build skills are off the charts.
Thanks so much! There's a lot I'd like to improve on but for a first go at building a dob, it's pretty great!
really nice piece of art. is the crayford focuser also 3D printed?
Thanks so much! The focuser is indeed also 3D Printed and it works quite well. There are several designs out there and I basically adopted ideas from a few of them for mine.
great and nice,congratulations~ the focuser is probably one of the most complicated parts of the scope in terms of 3D printed parts assembly~
BTW, nice CG balance calculation~
OK, honest question. Cheaper to build it or just buy one already made? I am thinking about 3D printing a smaller scope but it seems cheaper as of right now, just to buy one already made.
A budget 12 inch dob is around $1700. I spent around $2000 and that includes go-to electronics. It's possible to build something like this cheaper though. Lower cost 3D Printer filament and less carbon fiber will bring the cost down closer to that $1700 range. A premium pre-built dob can be ~$5000 or more.
Really underrated stuff. I can see how passionate you're. Will this be getting an astrophotography upgrade? Would love to see it.
Thanks! No, I don't think there will by much astrophotography with this unfortunately. Astrophotography has a specific set of requirements that this does not fulfill. Mainly, it not rigid enough. It may be decent for some planetary imaging though so maybe I'll give that a try.
Great build - you should be sponsored by 3DXTech with some commission for this one, hah
Bro... I absolutely swear by their material and they have kinda small social media presence...
This is beautiful, and also madness. i love it.
Haha, thank you. It was a rather ambitious project that's for sure.
very nice dob design and video, congrats. An EQ platform the only thing I would add.
Thanks! Maybe I'll have another project to look into
Huh, OK, with those herringbone gears I just assumed Dave was going to add an alt-az drive.
Personally, I think for solo visual observing "manual tracking" isn't a problem. The Earth's motion can even help the eye distinguish actual faint fuzzies from noise in the optical train. A tracking drive really comes into its own at a star party, so you don't have to reset the telescope between each guest looking.
@@timothyconover9805 it does have a drive! Sorry, I just didn't highlight it in the video and it needs a bit of work yet
@@timothyconover9805 I find tracking is very necessary for planetary observing
This looks great. 👍
Thanks, its working great too!