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Purchased a 12 inch GSO OTA D-304 FL-1200 FR-4
and Made this Dobsonian mount with Astropi Customs system and Stepper Motor Drives
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12 inch GSO Dobsonian


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Alt Stepper Motor Drive
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Az Stepper Motor Drive

Worm gear 96 tooth to a 9:1 gt2 belt reducer gives 0.00208 deg/full step and
0.00013 deg/ 1/16 micro step, PLA Carbon filament or PLA+ gears,
worm gear pressed onto a 10mm shaft
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1 inch bearing pivot

Clutched 1" bearing pivots in place of the dovetail mount
Clutch pressure adjustment by the wing-nut shown
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Joy Stick Centering/Slewing

Joy Stick Centering/Slewing 7 speed with X2 button
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Roller Bearing Az pivot

3 Roller Bearing Az pivot for smooth turning