SDM Telescopes
16-40 inch custom built classic style Dobsonians
 

Hi… My name is Peter Read and I live near Shepparton in north-central Victoria.

My wife and I built our house, workshop and gardens on 2 acres of land and most days you’ll find me building scopes… BIG scopes.

I love BIG Dobsonians – as long as they are well made. They give awesome views of the heavens, are easy to use and are very quiet.

If you’re thinking of a BIG scope, then you already know that “Size DOES Matter”.

I build a limited number of scopes each year and aim to make scopes that are “as good to look at as they are to look through”.

Each scope comes complete with:

•   Your choice of mirror from the worlds best opticians
•   Enhanced coatings
•   All marine ply construction
•   All stainless steel hardware
•   6 coats of 2 pack polyurethane
•   18 point mirror cell on 12” - 25” scopes
•   27 point mirror cell on 28” - 32" scopes
•   Super stiff focuser board
•   Feathertouch focuser
•   Mirror fan
•   Laminar fan
•   Metal side bearings
•   Ebony Star on Teflon bearing surfaces
•   Quick action 1 person set up
•   Dew heaters
•   Ripstop nylon light shroud
•   Telrad
•   Argo Navis
•   10K Encoders
•   Wired stalk and shelf
•   Split system stainless wheelie handles
•   Heavy duty carry cases for secondary cage and poles
•   Heavy duty stalk and accessory case

SDM Scopes can be customised at no extra cost to suit your needs, and I can uniquely offer local Australian product support to keep your SDM creation working perfectly.

"Size DOES Matter"

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