Stellafane: Homebrew Telescopes -- The Telescope Makers of Springfield, Vermont -- PLEASE COMMENT

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/science/space/stellafane-telescopes-makers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.N1E.ZDIZ.cdzUED-FHW76&smid=url-share

The above New York Times article reminded me of Sellafane.   You know, I think I would rather go to Stellafane than to Dayton/Xenia.  And I might prefer to go to Oshkosh and the EAA than to Dayton/Xenia.  And I think that says something about homebrewing:  It may be that the true homebrewers are to be found in these other locations.  

Anyway, this is a part of our series on "other homebrews" and other workshops.   Stellafane has an amazing tradition.  

PlEASE COMMENT:  What do you think?  Am I wrong about Stellafane over Dayton?  

Other Workshops: Making The World's Smallest Motor

When I watched this very cool video, I thought of all those hams who complain so bitterly about how difficult it is to wind a toriod on a T-50 core. 

Thanks to Hack-A-Day for alerting us to this. 

 

Home-Brew!

Sometimes it is good to take a look at how other people home brew different kinds of things.  Here is a fellow in Ukraine that really HOME brews.  

I think this FB video is a good place to start: 

https://fb.watch/ex9YG4EFJJ/

Here is his YouTube channel: 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_nrEDtq-0OQEVupubH_QuQ/featured