How To Build Your Own Poncet Table In Only 18 Months

or When A Bargain Isn’t Necessarily A Bargain

by Steve Bygren, steve2822@earthlink.net

In the spring of 1991, I decided to build my own poncet table for my 10 inch dobsonian. I had recently read a number of articles on poncet tables, and I figured I couldn’t live without one. I decided to build my own because they are relatively straight forward to construct, and the commercial versions cost nearly three times what my telescope cost me to build.Continue reading “How To Build Your Own Poncet Table In Only 18 Months”