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6 Responses to “How do I build a dobsonian telescope?”

1. Lacey Says:
   July 8th, 2011 at 8:53 am

   Sorry idk google it
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2. Alex Says:
   July 8th, 2011 at 9:12 am

   What Lacey said
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3. Astronomy Rocks Says:
   July 8th, 2011 at 9:17 am

   http://stellafane.org/tm/dob/index.html

   http://www.raycash.us/sfsidewalk/intro.htm

   http://www.scopemaking.net/dobson/dobson.htm

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   Also, you may want to check out this book—

   http://www.amazon.com/Dobsonian-Telescope-Practical-Building-Telescopes/dp/0943396557

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   I have no experience in building telescopes, but I do own an 8" Dobsonian. Believe it or not, buying a dobsonian telescope is actually cheaper than building one yourself in most cases. I would recommend checking out Orion Telescope and binoculars. They sell quality optics at great prices. I own two scopes from Orion and both are great. Check out their dobsonians here—–

   http://www.telescope.com/Telescopes/Dobsonian-Telescopes/pc/1/12.uts

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   For anymore info or questions, just shoot me an email and I’d be happy to help out!

   Clear Skies!
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4. Iridflare Says:
   July 8th, 2011 at 9:53 am

   One of the pleasures of building your own ‘scope is that you’re not restricted to doing it by the book – you can use whatever tools and materials you have to hand. The trick is to understand how a dob (or any other ‘scope) works. If you’ve got a local astronomy club, go along and see what other people have done. There are some parts such as the focuser that you probably won’t want to make yourself – a club is a good potential source of cheap components as well as information.
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5. Nyx Says:
   July 8th, 2011 at 10:18 am

   One of the seminal books about building telescopes is Richard Berry’s "Build Your Own Telescope".
   http://www.amazon.com/Build-Your-Telescope-Richard-Berry/dp/0943396697

   Shop around on line and you should find a used copy fairly cheap.

   The other thing is, how much of the scope do want to build yourself? Do you want to grind out your own mirror, or just the scope’s infrastructure? Grinding your own mirror might take the summer to do, but it does teach you a bunch about optics.
   http://www.willbell.com/tm/index.htm
   http://www.willbell.com/ATMSupplies/ATM_Supplies.htm

   Another option is to find a used dob and rebuild it. Hunt down garage or estate sales and try find something that has a decent mirror (might need to be recoated), but is otherwise either worn out or otherwise unused. You still may need to build the scope up, but the key basic parts (the glass) is already made. If you come across an older scope with the name "Coulter" on it, it is worth getting, just for the glass alone. Coulter was one of the first commercial dobs on the market. Horrible design (took forever for the glass to cool off), some really good, well ground glass otherwise.

   A hybrid approach might also be to buy a kit that you put together. Don’t know the lead times for orders, but this way, all the major wood cutting is done for you but you still need to build the critter.
   http://www.astrosystems.biz/telekits.htm

   Finally, there is the classic John Dobson design that started it all -
   http://www.raycash.us/sfsidewalk/intro.htm
   http://stellafane.org/tm/dob/index.html
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6. Mark Says:
   July 8th, 2011 at 10:59 am

   Maybe there is a telescope-making group, course, or workshop near you. A list of some of them is at the Stellafane website.

   Prices of mirror kits are given at the Newport Glass Works, Willmann-Bell, and GotGrit websites.

   Look at other kinds of mounts before deciding on Dobsonian.
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