Telescope on Hill's Space

Telescope mount v3: Complete!

hillexed@email.com (hillexed) — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 01:19:05 +0000

This mount is my stiffest one yet!

Changes from last time:

uses steel EMT instead of wooden dowels, for extra stiffness
flat sides so you can see the degree markings
deeper and more visible degree markings

It feels pretty darn stiff! Unfortunately, tapping the side still makes the telescope wobble. It’s definitely much less wobble than before, though. Maybe it’ll be enough for clear pictures!

Telescope mount v3 is printing!

hillexed@email.com (hillexed) — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:47:58 +0000

comment “safe printing mx mount” to lend it your energy

Here's a cool cutaway of how I'm holding the rods in place

hillexed@email.com (hillexed) — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:21:33 +0000

Here’s a cutaway view of my telescope’s 3D printed bases to hold rods in place. The rods go into the giant cylinders, but how do you stop them from slipping out? Insert a nut in on one side of the hole, and then screw it in from the other side. The cut in the top means the entire piece bends to hold the rod in tightly! This is so annoying to design because my rods are so close together you need to make sure that the cutaway for the nuts and screws don’t accidentally cut a hole in the wall of the places where the rods go.

Hope it works.