I've found that over time that soft foam tends to disintegrate. I made a custome case with plucked foam as you have and found after a while the foam started to crumble. The case that came with my eyepieces also had custom cut foam and after a year or so began to disintegrate and left foam dust and particles all over the lenses. I'm making a new case with a stiff foam and will see how that goes, otherwise I'll make a custom wooden inlay with compartments and cover them all with felt flocking.
Could you not store them vertically? That's what I did. Much more efficient space mgmt that way. Just put stickers on top of EP caps with focal length. I used small label printer. Clear skies!
@@astroamateuruk can I borrow just 2 minutes of your time?I'll try to keep it short. Recently I decided to buy a Telescope. Being a complete beginner, after hours spent on various forums and UA-cam videos I set my eyes upon one: the Skywatcher 130/900 EQ2. It seemed perfect: good enough to see the moon and planets in great detail, capable of DSO's too, not too bulky, easy enough for a beginner to use and most importantly not too expensive; being my budget pretty small (~300€/$). Before I go on; yes, I know I could get a lager dobson for the same price, but I reckon an EQ would fit me best in my situation. Having said that, Soon enough I came across people saying that anything shorter than 150 mm in aperture is useless, thus they recommended the Skywatcher 150/650. As I began to feel confused about which focal length would be better (900/650); some started to say that anything beneath an EQ3 mount is garbage and that an EQ5 would be best. They therefore recommended a 200/1000 EQ5. Needless to say, this is but a pipedream for me: too expensive. What I am asking is: what do you recommend? A 150/650 EQ3 or a 130/900 EQ2 (maybe I can find an EQ3)? Take into consideration that I am not afraid to modify the mount if it comes as too wobbly, and that yes; I should strive to save as much as I can as I would then have to spend an additional ~150€/$ on better eyepieces, a Barlow lens and a moon filter Thanks for the answer on where you have buyed the eyepieces.
@@lorisperfetto6021 What you have said sounds very familiar/similar to my experience in the hobby. You are correct in you get what you pay for, I wish I had the spare cash to buy an eq5 and an 8" aperture scope. What let's this skywatcher 130 down in my opinion is the mount/tripod. Yes if you can save the money to buy better that is what I would do, you can buy better quality eyepieces as you can always use them on other telescopes.
@@astroamateuruk thank you really much. I think I'll go with the one you've got, or maybe a 6'' dobson. I don't know if the 150/650 is worth it. If it comes as too wobbly I'll modify the mount. Thank you once again!
I've found that over time that soft foam tends to disintegrate. I made a custome case with plucked foam as you have and found after a while the foam started to crumble. The case that came with my eyepieces also had custom cut foam and after a year or so began to disintegrate and left foam dust and particles all over the lenses. I'm making a new case with a stiff foam and will see how that goes, otherwise I'll make a custom wooden inlay with compartments and cover them all with felt flocking.
That sounds like a good idea, similar to gun/rifle case foam a bit stiffer would be good 👍
Could you not store them vertically? That's what I did. Much more efficient space mgmt that way. Just put stickers on top of EP caps with focal length. I used small label printer.
Clear skies!
I like what you've done there, could you post a link to the case please?
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HARD-ALUMINIUM-FLIGHT-CARRY-CASE-FOAM-TOOL-LOCKABLE-KEY-CAMERA-STORAGE-BOX-UK-/164880924922?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0
looks like they have gone up in price 😕
@@astroamateuruk thanks pal
Did you get the idea of pushing those squares down from Hertfordshire allotment life?
it seemed like an obvious thing to do with them
@@astroamateuruk Perhaps. I just pulled them out on mine but pushing them down as you said gives you to option to reposition the eyepieces later on.
@@lornaz1975 yes better than the foam you have to cut out to the correct shape, this stuff is much easier
where did you buy the Barlow and eyepieces?
The barlow lens was an ebay purchase, the 15mm I bought from Harrison telescopes online. The 9mm TMB eyepiece I think I got off Amazon
@@astroamateuruk can I borrow just 2 minutes of your time?I'll try to keep it short. Recently I decided to buy a Telescope. Being a complete beginner, after hours spent on various forums and UA-cam videos I set my eyes upon one: the Skywatcher 130/900 EQ2. It seemed perfect: good enough to see the moon and planets in great detail, capable of DSO's too, not too bulky, easy enough for a beginner to use and most importantly not too expensive; being my budget pretty small (~300€/$). Before I go on; yes, I know I could get a lager dobson for the same price, but I reckon an EQ would fit me best in my situation. Having said that, Soon enough I came across people saying that anything shorter than 150 mm in aperture is useless, thus they recommended the Skywatcher 150/650. As I began to feel confused about which focal length would be better (900/650); some started to say that anything beneath an EQ3 mount is garbage and that an EQ5 would be best. They therefore recommended a 200/1000 EQ5. Needless to say, this is but a pipedream for me: too expensive. What I am asking is: what do you recommend? A 150/650 EQ3 or a 130/900 EQ2 (maybe I can find an EQ3)?
Take into consideration that I am not afraid to modify the mount if it comes as too wobbly, and that yes; I should strive to save as much as I can as I would then have to spend an additional ~150€/$ on better eyepieces, a Barlow lens and a moon filter
Thanks for the answer on where you have buyed the eyepieces.
@@lorisperfetto6021 What you have said sounds very familiar/similar to my experience in the hobby. You are correct in you get what you pay for, I wish I had the spare cash to buy an eq5 and an 8" aperture scope. What let's this skywatcher 130 down in my opinion is the mount/tripod. Yes if you can save the money to buy better that is what I would do, you can buy better quality eyepieces as you can always use them on other telescopes.
@@astroamateuruk thank you really much. I think I'll go with the one you've got, or maybe a 6'' dobson. I don't know if the 150/650 is worth it. If it comes as too wobbly I'll modify the mount. Thank you once again!