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I would have put this in the 3dprinting sub but it does use more than 3d printed parts so DIY made more sense.

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>You’ve got a laser cutter. You’ve got a 3D printer. What do you make? [Ayushmaan45] suggests a telescope. The modest instrument isn’t going to do serious astronomy with only 8X worth of optics, but it would make a fine spyglass for a youngster. The body is cut from MDF, and there are only a few 3D printed parts. The only other things you need are rubber bands and a pair of lenses. You don’t even need glue. We might have spray painted the inside of the scope black or used some black contact paper to cut down on reflections, although it probably wouldn’t make much difference.

I would have put this in the 3dprinting sub but it does use more than 3d printed parts so DIY made more sense. Archive: https://archive.today/i3Zf9 From the post: >>You’ve got a laser cutter. You’ve got a 3D printer. What do you make? [Ayushmaan45] suggests a telescope. The modest instrument isn’t going to do serious astronomy with only 8X worth of optics, but it would make a fine spyglass for a youngster. The body is cut from MDF, and there are only a few 3D printed parts. The only other things you need are rubber bands and a pair of lenses. You don’t even need glue. We might have spray painted the inside of the scope black or used some black contact paper to cut down on reflections, although it probably wouldn’t make much difference.

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I bought land (3 pieces now) in Texas but I still have not managed to move there. I have these folders on my browser and one of them is "House". All the cool features that I want when I get to build my own home and one of my bookmarks is for a home observatory. I'm sure it will raise eyebrows in the neighborhood having a fucking great big dome on my roof!! But I'm also pretty sure that it will be hard to keep the neighbors away when the find out what I can see that they cannot!!!

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You start working on that goal and reach out. I know some people that built and have thoughts. Hell, reach out here. There are so many smart people here some probably have already built one or more.

I won't be buying down that far south. I am a northern guy as it seems everyone has figured out.

Poal is not huge but most of the people here are smart and just want a place where they can talk without being attacked. It's amazing to really see the community we have here.