The author mentions that locating metric fasteners in bulk may be a problem.
When I need anything metric (automobiles use a lot of metric fasteners of various sizes) I order them from BelMetric.com [0].
You can order one or one hundred or one thousand and they assemble your order and get it out to you faster than any other provider of fasteners that I have used.
They have an excellent selection including specialty parts that might be useful for building telescopes.
I still need to build a proper base for it. Balancing it on a chair or some other thing is just no good. It needs to move smoothly. What you think you know, don't realize how pronounced it is until you're watching through a decent telescope, is that the cosmos are on the move!
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[ 2.7 ms ] story [ 9.7 ms ] threadWhen I need anything metric (automobiles use a lot of metric fasteners of various sizes) I order them from BelMetric.com [0].
You can order one or one hundred or one thousand and they assemble your order and get it out to you faster than any other provider of fasteners that I have used.
They have an excellent selection including specialty parts that might be useful for building telescopes.
https://belmetric.com/
They're the best.
Overall this looks like an interesting project that is not difficult to make. I may need to level my printer bed and see what happens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA076d-gsyY
Also wrote it up on my website, which has a link to the Hackaday article I wrote on it: https://miscdotgeek.com/3d-printing-the-hadley-114mm-newtoni...
I still need to build a proper base for it. Balancing it on a chair or some other thing is just no good. It needs to move smoothly. What you think you know, don't realize how pronounced it is until you're watching through a decent telescope, is that the cosmos are on the move!