Large Cave GEM with 2.5" shafts and a Beyers drive

Beyers drive

Accutrack drive corrector

New 10 inch f/16 pier design

10 inch f/16 electrical helical focuser design dra

Finished electric focuser for 10".. fucuser fully

Focuser fully retracted

Closeup of handles

Newly machined bracket for finder scope

Holding alum tube to give perspective to bracket b

Another closeup of tube for reference against brac

Cutting up an old propane tank for the base of the

Using the metal band saw to clean up edges of moun

Welden angle iron to form support bracing

Spotter bracket getting its first test on the 12"O

New 12"x13ft tube resting on optical bench in scop

wider angle across the scope shop

Brass mounting rings added to finder bracket

Side view of finished unpainted bracket holding it

Focuser view of spotter on 12" tube

Side few of spotter bracket and scope on 12"f/16 t

New richfield spotter mounting being built

New richfield spotter parts list ready to finish

Spotter with rings held in plate for reference

Parts layed out for new tube rings for the 10"f/16

Welded pin sleaves for clamping system

Secure bolt being aligned

Both rings completed and ready for test fit on sad

Rings bolted to saddle

12" tube clamped in the rings.

Spotter resting on tube for reference

Wide angle view of progressing scope..spotters tem

Painted spotter scope mounts

One more image of painted spotter mounts

Newly fabricated counterbalance support brackets

Counter balance rod and brackets resting on tube

front view of counter arm(without weights)

Painted and test mounting of harware on 10"

BAck plate view with *stuff* mounted

Focuser mounted..Beautiful scope

Painted retro fitted saddle of Cave mount

Painted main tube of 10"f/16

Close up of counterweight system finish mounted

Final assembly of painted accessories

Final assembly of spotters and focuser on painted

Scope after it was removed from saddle and resting

Side view of 5" spotter and 50mm

10in f/15 objective screwed into tube adapter

Right side view of mods to Cave mount

Top view of mods to Cave mount

Other side view

Finished painted mount

New sector drive motor mounted

Sector drive using drill motor planitary gears and

Scope finally assembled on mount

Scope ready for first light

Focuser end ready for dark

Silhouette view

another view toward scope shop

Dark finally and test for optical alignment begin

Beauty in the dark

making some adjustments to balance

More images while adjusting balance

Newly built mount for the 10"f/15

Newly painted mounting for drive of head in new Ob

Scope aiming at Polaris

Little closeup

Spotters aiming at Polaris

mount of scope in OB