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From: tkrajci{at}san.osd.mil
Reply-To: tkrajci{at}san.osd.mil


> From: "Dave" 
>
> Has anyone used a 2 piece tube for a DOB ( the tube is made from two
lengths
> of sonotube that slip together using a nested length of sonotube).
>
> I want to build a standard DOB, but the tube length is too long to fit
in my
> car.
>
> I tried to find something like this in the archive, but didn't have any
> luck.

Search the archives http://astro.umsystem.edu/atm/search.html for Jon
Dietch in the 1996 timeframe, such as:
http://astro.umsystem.edu/atm/ARCHIVES/JUN96/msg00472.html

He made a 12 1/2 inch f/5 scope with a two part tube if I remember right.

Hope this helps,
Tom Krajci
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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