Wednesday, November 18, 2015

2" Eyepiece tray

 The old tray only holds three 2" eyepieces and two 1 1/4" eyepieces.  I keep my 1 1/4" eyepieces in 2" adapters and since I have five eyepieces I would have to keep one on the base or in my pocket.

Here is my solution!

Making an eyepiece tray to hold four 2" eyepieces and a 1.25" barlow.

Starting with a piece of aluminum sheeting and cut to size.

Bending it 90* for mounting it to the base.

I used the old tray to size and space the holes where I want them.

I used a 2" and a 1 1/4" hole saw to cut the holes for the eyepieces. (The angle makes the the trays look different but they are the same length.)

2 coats of black spray paint.

1 in the focuser and 5 in the tray all ready for the night!