Print your own telescope!

[Analoguesat]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-29244429

 

[Lazarus]

Impressive.

 

[Vipersan]

Very nice indeed ..
but first you got to outlay about a grand for a 3D printer ...and then buy the consumeables...
plus the the mirror...

Then print a telescope you could have bought for £300

Perhaps one day ..but not yet ..
3D printers are getting cheaper but still beyond my price range..sadly

 

[2cvbloke]

but first you got to outlay about a grand for a 3D printer

3D printers are getting cheaper by the day:

http://www.dx.com/c/electrical-tools-499/3D-Printer-Supplies-440/3D-Printers-3D-Printer-Kits-441

No more expensive than a high-end colour laser printer now...

 

[Vipersan]

3D printers are getting cheaper by the day:

http://www.dx.com/c/electrical-tools-499/3D-Printer-Supplies-440/3D-Printers-3D-Printer-Kits-441

No more expensive than a high-end colour laser printer now...

I can wait ..
a bit longer and maybe it will go on my list to self for Christmas presents.
;)

 

[2cvbloke]

I'd love to have a 3D printer, they just seem so handy for making spare parts for things that manufacturers take the weewee when they price them up, or just for making objects just cos I could...

 

[Channel Hopper]

I can wait ..
a bit longer and maybe it will go on my list to self for Christmas presents.
;)

Buy one, print another printer with it, then send it back for a refund.....

 

[Channel Hopper]

Having read the article, the mirrors (and I suppose any lens at the eyepiece) need to be bought elsewhere, which sort of defeats the object (sic).