It’s been a while since I talked about this project. But after those wrinkles I admit I was a bit frustrated. Sanding it down was quite some work. But with the wet sanding it worked best and I could smooth out most of the wrinkles.
Schlagwort: DIY
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A nightsky telescope (pt. 3)
Last part for the design, adding stars. After that it was just clear coating. Wait, just? If I hadn’t made a big mistake…
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A nightsky telescope (pt. 2)
The next part of my spray-paint experiment. This time I added more details to get that milky way look.
The next part of my spray-paint experiment. This time I added more details to get that milky way look.
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Experiments with spray-paint – A nightsky telescope (pt. 1)
A telescope became the test subject for my first real spray-painting experiment — part art project, part equipment mod, part “let’s hope I don’t ruin the optics.”
For this project, I used a Bresser 76/700 mm telescope similar to my first 3″ Newtonian — not the original one, but a spare-parts donor that was the perfect test subject for a night-sky spray-painting experiment. In this first part you see the deconstruction and first layers of spray paint: