truss mount info

Hi guys,

I've been watching this NG for some time and am thoroughly impressed!

A little cowed, since I'm sort of a newbie. Actually, "older person
getting back into a childhood fantasy", let's say, and forget a lot
and stuff has changed.

Anyway, I'm planning on a 12" f/5-f/6 Newt to be bought rough ground
and the rest done by me. I have to make this a take-down 'cause I MUST
travel to use it worth a dam. I'm not quite a Dob fan yet, maybe
later. May have to do it that way.

The question at this point is, how do I find info on designing a truss
mount for this bucket-to-be? Truss mounting for home scopes is a
totally new concept for me and I haven't the foggiest idea how to
design something like this.

Thanks a lot!

james

how do I find info on designing a truss
mount for this bucket-to-be? Truss mounting for home scopes is a
totally new concept for me and I haven't the foggiest idea how to
design something like this.

Look out for Kriege and Berry's "Building a Large Dobsonian Telescope"
I found it most helpful when planning mine, see
http://mysite.freeserve.com/jc_atm/

good luck, jc


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James wrote:
The question at this point is, how do I find info on designing a truss
mount for this bucket-to-be? Truss mounting for home scopes is a
totally new concept for me and I haven't the foggiest idea how to
design something like this.

In addition to the Dobsonian book, there have been a few articles in
the past few years of Sky and Telescope on building travel scopes in
that size or thereabouts. I don't have the issues here with me to
check month and year, but they shouldn't be that hard to find in a
library.

Brian Tung
The Astronomy Corner at http://astro.isi.edu/
Unofficial C5+ Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/c5plus/
The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/
My Own Personal FAQ (SAA) at http://astro.isi.edu/reference/faq.txt

brocpuffs recently wrote:

...how do I find info on designing a truss
mount for this bucket-to-be? Truss mounting for home scopes is a
totally new concept for me and I haven't the foggiest idea how to
design something like this.

As you get closer to collecting the materials, you may want some
of the good advice I just got from this newsgroup. Check out
MoonLite Telescope Accessories:

http://www.focuser.com/

gregory

For truss mount info try the following.


Puzzle scope very interesting
worth the conversation starter factor
http://www.weertman.com/bruce/atm/8inch52/

Metal scope with CAD drawing
http://www.foothill.net/~sayre/index.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~d.sopchak/bigscope/index.html

Of course "Miata Scope" for those who have to drive the dob around.
http://www.efalk.org/Miatascope/

This guy build too many scope :^)
http://www.geocities.com/dobsonstathis/

Minimalist ala Scope like alice
Boppian scope
http://www.ladyandtramp.com/10-inch/

a Better two truss dob

http://timocharis.com/twelve/

Three truss dob
solve the problem of how to put the shroud on a two truss tube dob

http://pw1.netcom.com/~ahighe/12_5ultra.html
It is for sale too
http://ultralightscopes.com/Products.htm
Another Ultra light Three Truss Tube
http://www.rylesprocket.com/MiscPics/homemade_8.htm


Never Mind the frown the 10 inch Dob look good and simple
Classic Plywood and Crimp end Aluminum truss tube scope
http://chemwww.cwru.edu/~das/teninch/teninch.html

This one made it to sky & telescope and astromart.
Yeeha !!! Honey where is the broom stick again !!
http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/bleger/scope/
Astromart version
http://www.astromart.com/viewad.asp?cid=220253

See how astro club do it
http://www.mdpub.com/scopeworks/175.html

Deutchen sprechen
http://members.aol.com/aspdob/index.htm

and Of course Gary Seronik Travel Scope
http://www.home-dome.com/Astronomy/P...ravelscope.htm

Another entry by the Miller
The Truss Tube feauture Binder clip
as the clamp. Very ingenious.
http://www.jtmiller.com/

you can get the truss mounting hardware from
Moonlight
http://www.focuser.com/
Astro Sytem
http://www.astrosystems.biz/
Obsession No Not CK perfume. Obsession Tellescope :^)
http://www.globaldialog.com/~obsessiontscp/Parts.html
Starsplitter: Nice Design
http://www.starsplitter.com/index1.html


and etc

I hope you have enought reading material for now
Personal Recomendation :
Read Miata Scope, Three Truss tube scope and If you want nice and simple The 10
inch truss tube with crimp end aluminum truss and plywood box is great.
A great conversation starter and Hook will be Weertman Puzzle scope.
Sofjan Mustopoh

Yes moonlight fastners for your truss poles are the way to go..

On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 06:44:49 GMT, ic wrote:

brocpuffs recently wrote:

...how do I find info on designing a truss
mount for this bucket-to-be? Truss mounting for home scopes is a
totally new concept for me and I haven't the foggiest idea how to
design something like this.

As you get closer to collecting the materials, you may want some
of the good advice I just got from this newsgroup. Check out
MoonLite Telescope Accessories:

http://www.focuser.com/

gregory