The Nonbinary Workshop

A workshop operated by an agender person in Portland, Oregon | Instagram

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NEW SERVICE IDEA

Production print review.

Send me "plans" and "Drawings" you want to release and I'll review them and make sure the math works and even, for a fee, create actual industry-standard plans using CAD for you to use in your plans.

(The reason for this idea is that I am now 2/2 on plans that I have paid actual money for that are nigh-incomprehensible because the drawings are not to scale, the math is flat wrong, or there is too much crammed into a view that makes understanding what it is I'm looking for impossible to find, if it's mentioned at all.)

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My progression of lunar photography skills. Mostly just by varying the lenses used. The largest (and best) one being a Newtonian reflector telescope with a 900mm focal length.

The middle two were with a 200mm Canon lens, and the first 2 with a 55mm Canon EF lens.

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Telescope used:

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It may only be a half-moon but with my new telescope I have gotten so tight on the moon that I can see some of the Maria and some craters. Not the ones I want to see but I can come back next weekend to do this better.

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It's all done printing. Just need to figure out where/how to glue the primary mirror in.

Legs are shorter than expected. Probably gonna affix this to a taller tripod for a better viewing experience. And sighting experience. It sits too low to effectively sight anything.

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I think i'm gonna mount the primary mirror tomorrow without glue to see if I even need it. (I know for a fact that the secondary mirror needs glue. I just don't know if i got the right glue.)

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Got bored and installed it tonight.

Went in easy enough. Didn't check to ensure complete seating before tightening down one of three clamps. Ended up with 2 spots of residue on the mirror surface 😶.

Now I gotta check to make sure the glue I got is sufficient for the task of securing the secondary mirror before I attempt to install it.

(I labeled each lens cover with their spot because I don't want to spend more time than I have to identifying where each lens cover goes.)

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Glue test under way. I have a ton of 1" cubes I make for test objects and I decided to glue two of them together for the test.

This tests set time and reaction to the material. No immediate reaction and a fairly slow set time.

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24+ hours after application and the glue appears set and mostly cured. Likely will be fully cured in the next 24 hours, but for now it is nearly unmoveable (less than 1mm deflection when torque is applied along seam axis)

No visible thermal reaction. No noticeable odor besides base glue odors (do not apply this glue in an enclosed space without a vent hood)

Probably going to install secondary mirror tomorrow after work.

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48 hours after application and glue has set and likely cured.

I'm going to place the mirror tomorrow.

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A word from the Owner/operator of the workshop:

Hi.

I'm Yugi. I started this shop in 2018 as an idea to make things using my hands in my spare time after work at the factory.

While I have made things, I haven't been the best at marketing my products. I have a cults3d page where I've put some of my things that i've designed. I actually got a sale on one.

But these days, it feels like the world has gone insane because of these Large Language Models that we're calling AI or Artifical Intelligence.

I'm writing this to unequivocally state that I have not and will not use AI in my designs.

Ever.

And thats the Nonbinary Promise.

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It's all done printing. Just need to figure out where/how to glue the primary mirror in.

Legs are shorter than expected. Probably gonna affix this to a taller tripod for a better viewing experience. And sighting experience. It sits too low to effectively sight anything.

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I think i'm gonna mount the primary mirror tomorrow without glue to see if I even need it. (I know for a fact that the secondary mirror needs glue. I just don't know if i got the right glue.)

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Got bored and installed it tonight.

Went in easy enough. Didn't check to ensure complete seating before tightening down one of three clamps. Ended up with 2 spots of residue on the mirror surface 😶.

Now I gotta check to make sure the glue I got is sufficient for the task of securing the secondary mirror before I attempt to install it.

(I labeled each lens cover with their spot because I don't want to spend more time than I have to identifying where each lens cover goes.)

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Glue test under way. I have a ton of 1" cubes I make for test objects and I decided to glue two of them together for the test.

This tests set time and reaction to the material. No immediate reaction and a fairly slow set time.

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24+ hours after application and the glue appears set and mostly cured. Likely will be fully cured in the next 24 hours, but for now it is nearly unmoveable (less than 1mm deflection when torque is applied along seam axis)

No visible thermal reaction. No noticeable odor besides base glue odors (do not apply this glue in an enclosed space without a vent hood)

Probably going to install secondary mirror tomorrow after work.

[nonbinary-workshop]

It's all done printing. Just need to figure out where/how to glue the primary mirror in.

Legs are shorter than expected. Probably gonna affix this to a taller tripod for a better viewing experience. And sighting experience. It sits too low to effectively sight anything.

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I think i'm gonna mount the primary mirror tomorrow without glue to see if I even need it. (I know for a fact that the secondary mirror needs glue. I just don't know if i got the right glue.)

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Got bored and installed it tonight.

Went in easy enough. Didn't check to ensure complete seating before tightening down one of three clamps. Ended up with 2 spots of residue on the mirror surface 😶.

Now I gotta check to make sure the glue I got is sufficient for the task of securing the secondary mirror before I attempt to install it.

(I labeled each lens cover with their spot because I don't want to spend more time than I have to identifying where each lens cover goes.)

[nonbinary-workshop]

Glue test under way. I have a ton of 1" cubes I make for test objects and I decided to glue two of them together for the test.

This tests set time and reaction to the material. No immediate reaction and a fairly slow set time.

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It's all done printing. Just need to figure out where/how to glue the primary mirror in.

Legs are shorter than expected. Probably gonna affix this to a taller tripod for a better viewing experience. And sighting experience. It sits too low to effectively sight anything.

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I think i'm gonna mount the primary mirror tomorrow without glue to see if I even need it. (I know for a fact that the secondary mirror needs glue. I just don't know if i got the right glue.)

[nonbinary-workshop]

Got bored and installed it tonight.

Went in easy enough. Didn't check to ensure complete seating before tightening down one of three clamps. Ended up with 2 spots of residue on the mirror surface 😶.

Now I gotta check to make sure the glue I got is sufficient for the task of securing the secondary mirror before I attempt to install it.

(I labeled each lens cover with their spot because I don't want to spend more time than I have to identifying where each lens cover goes.)

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It's all done printing. Just need to figure out where/how to glue the primary mirror in.

Legs are shorter than expected. Probably gonna affix this to a taller tripod for a better viewing experience. And sighting experience. It sits too low to effectively sight anything.

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I think i'm gonna mount the primary mirror tomorrow without glue to see if I even need it. (I know for a fact that the secondary mirror needs glue. I just don't know if i got the right glue.)

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It's all done printing. Just need to figure out where/how to glue the primary mirror in.

Legs are shorter than expected. Probably gonna affix this to a taller tripod for a better viewing experience. And sighting experience. It sits too low to effectively sight anything.

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Printing the final pieces now.

Just gotta sus out where to place the glue for the primary mirror cell before I go for it.

Also gotta wait for the sky to clear up before I start using this thing.

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Really wish I had a camera in my Enclosure to look down at the print board instead of sort of at the head from the right corner.

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New kilo of filament is here! Now to print the big parts!

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I've been printing the non-critical parts in Orange so that I can see them in the dark and the super critical parts in Black.

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Currently printing the secondary mirror & eyepiece assembly. It's only a 19 hour print job, nbd.

I also did a loose-fit of the tripod mount head and right angle attachment point. It's more stout than expected. Still waiting on the heat-set tool to set the threaded inserts.

Slightly concerning is the short legs for the entire assemblage. I do wonder how I can mount this to a pro-grade tripod that can stand taller than this thing. Perhaps that'll be my next project.

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Heat-set soldilering iron is here.

Already went to town setting 16 inserts. Still a bunch to go before I'm ready to get to assembly.

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New kilo of filament is here! Now to print the big parts!

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I've been printing the non-critical parts in Orange so that I can see them in the dark and the super critical parts in Black.

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Currently printing the secondary mirror & eyepiece assembly. It's only a 19 hour print job, nbd.

I also did a loose-fit of the tripod mount head and right angle attachment point. It's more stout than expected. Still waiting on the heat-set tool to set the threaded inserts.

Slightly concerning is the short legs for the entire assemblage. I do wonder how I can mount this to a pro-grade tripod that can stand taller than this thing. Perhaps that'll be my next project.

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New kilo of filament is here! Now to print the big parts!

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I've been printing the non-critical parts in Orange so that I can see them in the dark and the super critical parts in Black.

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New kilo of filament is here! Now to print the big parts!

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Working on something big for some astro-photography.

I hope it works out.

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So its a backpacking telescope with a 900mm focal length. Apparently great for imaging the moon and some Stellar features but not much else.

I got the 3D print version, too. Gives me something to print.

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Parts kit should be here today. *vibrates*

I still gotta see if I can print parts with what I have or if I have to wait until my next kilo of filament comes in 🫠

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So I had to review the instructions. Found out I need to print more parts in Flex. 🫠 Lovely. But that means I get to perfect my Quick Connector design before I do that.

First up on the print list is the lens covers. All three of them. So that I can cover the delicate stuff (like mirrors) while I'm working on other things.

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New project!

Backyard telescope 🔭

Currently printing small parts bc I'm pretty sure I don't have the filament to print the mirror holders or the Tripod top yet.

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I'm printing whatever I feel I can get away with printing right now.

Printed Secondary Mirror holder,

Currently printing primary mirror cell holder.

Will print colimating handles.

And then figure out how to seperate hardware. I'm super spoiled with how I expect my hardware to be packed thanks to Prusa and their marvelous packing scheme.

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Printing a new cover in Prusa Orange. Because the lens covers aren't essential to the viewing experience, I can print them in whatever color I want.