D.I.Y dew shield

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Roy Stewart
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D.I.Y dew shield

Post by Roy Stewart » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:31 pm

Hey Guys...

Just made my own dew shield
yesterday and I don't mind saying
so myself that it turned out fantastic...

I used A2 poster card...
All purpose glue, school book
clear plactic covering and A4 felt sheets(about 5 for 8" scope)...
Stick on velcro strips..

I started by sticking 4 A2 sheets together
Front to back. I then needed to add more
lenght so I cut 2 A2 sheets in half and stuck
all 4 pieces together... I used 3" insulating tape
to join both pieces together at the end.

When I finished joining both pieces together
I covered the whole outside in insulating tape
to add more strength... When I finished that I covered the whole
lot in clear plastic school book covering... Once I finished covering
the whole lot(front and back), I glued the felt sheets to the inside
of the dew shield... I then wrapped the dew shield around the OTA
and held it closed with a little bit of tape and drew a line where the
stick on velcro stips will go...

I will post some Pic's later..

Pic 1: Outside of dew shield(white strip is velcro)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55109139@N ... hotostream
Pic 2: Inside of dew shield(felt lined)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55109139@N ... otostream/

Pic 3: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55109139@N ... otostream/

Pic 4: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55109139@N ... otostream/

Under advice form Dave I'm gonna
spray the inside black....


Cheers Roy :D :D
Roy Stewart.

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