The other set of optics of 245 mm x 1285 mm was never mounted. Today I cut the base plate of the primary cell for the 245mm mirror and cut a disc which will become ( tomorrow maybe ? ) the first of the two internal rings to reinforce the tin steel tubes. The material used was ...
I had a very rough start. Within hours of my arrival in Chimoio I was cheated by moneychangers, had my laptop stolen in a hostel, had to abandon a horrid bus where we were squashed like sardines with stereo blasting. To top things off I was unable to get cash since ATMs very randoml...