This may be an incredibly stupid question, but bear with me since this is my first time making a scope...
All of the info in books and on the web I have seen about making telescopes have made the outer tube from either wood, or use a trussed pipe system. I have at my disposal a large assortment of PVC piping ranging from 6" - 14". All sorts of caps and junctions are availible for this type of material and I thought it might make it easy to work with (not to mention cheap). If I matte-black the inside of the tube, is this a viable solution?
If no one knows of any big reasons not to try it, I'll let you all know how it worked, and what it cost when I'm done
All of the info in books and on the web I have seen about making telescopes have made the outer tube from either wood, or use a trussed pipe system. I have at my disposal a large assortment of PVC piping ranging from 6" - 14". All sorts of caps and junctions are availible for this type of material and I thought it might make it easy to work with (not to mention cheap). If I matte-black the inside of the tube, is this a viable solution?
If no one knows of any big reasons not to try it, I'll let you all know how it worked, and what it cost when I'm done