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I printed Leavitt 203 model, using ASA filaments(outdoor uses for long periods of time) and aluminum tubes, but when calibrating, the laser dot wobbles easily, the material is too soft. Do you have a solution to this aspect of the problem? I'm also using a heq5pro, do they work well together?

@mengshengma_2398412 Flexure of the OTA is something I face as well with PLA, but it is very slight. My plan is to rework the design slightly to increase stiffness without too much weight gain. I think I've gotten a decent feel for FreeCAD over the past year to do this well instead of in Blender... :)

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Hello guys! I also have a Sky-Watcher Star Adventure GTi Equatorial and I'm very interested in this metric model. A few questions about it:
1) Is the finished telescope stable enough for observation?
2) Is it a good telescope for planetary observation? (considering aperture and focal length)
3) Do the carbon tubes well tolerate the screw being tightened perpendicularly against them?
4) Do you think that other materials such as PLA+carbon fiber or polycarbonate+carbon fiber would have significant advantages?
5) What do you think of a retractable option, something like the idea in the photo (sorry, I'm not an expert in modeling and I wouldn't even be able to edit the current STLs, it's just an idea). I can easily imagine some weight gain, but not much, increasing portability. Would we have collimation problems with each assembly?
Thanks guys!

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@Aurelian_513907 Man, that focuser is a work of art! Maybe I'll try using the basic focuser first, to test the telescope as a whole, before moving on to the second step of efficiency and precision. Great job!

@Aurelian_513907 speaking of materials, you mentioned that you thought about using ASA or PC. Have you considered ABS or PETG? ABS has better resistance than PLA and can be exposed to sunlight, although there would be some additional challenges due to the shrinkage of the material. PETG also has interesting resistance and can be exposed to sunlight. Do you see any advantages or disadvantages regarding these materials?

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