Carbon Fiber 3D Printed 12 Inch Telescope

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@designbydave 7 ай бұрын

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!

@mavigogun 7 ай бұрын

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?

@designbydave 7 ай бұрын

@@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.

@Nepermath 2 ай бұрын

Congratulations, I want one of these, fantastic project, it looks very beautiful

@designbydave 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! it has been really great and I'm learning much about observational astronomy with it!

@aagifford 3 ай бұрын

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.

@designbydave 3 ай бұрын

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!

@RegulusRemains 7 ай бұрын

This is beautiful, and also madness. i love it.

@designbydave 7 ай бұрын

Haha, thank you. It was a rather ambitious project that's for sure.

@kaeez 7 ай бұрын

Really underrated stuff. I can see how passionate you're. Will this be getting an astrophotography upgrade? Would love to see it.

@designbydave 7 ай бұрын

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.

@ericng5hkify 4 ай бұрын

really nice piece of art. is the crayford focuser also 3D printed?

@designbydave 4 ай бұрын

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.

@ericng5hkify 4 ай бұрын

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~

@fy7589 18 күн бұрын

Nice one man. Where did you find the mirrors that's what I'm wondering.

@designbydave 18 күн бұрын

Thanks! I got the mirrors used on the cloudy nights forums.

@pangrac1 6 ай бұрын

This looks great. 👍

@designbydave 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, its working great too!

@surgeon1000000 7 ай бұрын

very nice dob design and video, congrats. An EQ platform the only thing I would add.

@designbydave 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Maybe I'll have another project to look into

@timothyconover9805 7 ай бұрын

Huh, OK, with those herringbone gears I just assumed Dave was going to add an alt-az drive.

@timothyconover9805 7 ай бұрын

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.

@designbydave 7 ай бұрын

@@timothyconover9805 it does have a drive! Sorry, I just didn't highlight it in the video and it needs a bit of work yet

@designbydave 7 ай бұрын

@@timothyconover9805 I find tracking is very necessary for planetary observing

@commandosolo_193 7 ай бұрын

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.

@designbydave 6 ай бұрын

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.