I added a few more photos showing today's progress: http://www.utahastronomy.com/Chuck?page=5 Today the bulk of the lamination was completed. After a good cure all weekend, I will add an additional strip of mat at each end of the tube, at the location of the primary cell and the spider. Then some clean-up sanding of the tube interior (an itchy procedure even in a Tyvek suit and full hood with supplied breathing air) and I should be stripping off the cardboard by next weekend. Then the rework of the tube exterior- but first I have to build a rack to hold the tube so I can work on it- much like a giant paper-towel holder. I drew the rack up today and will build it Monday. Still to be made in fiberglass is the front end ring, rear cap (which will also hold the batteries for the fans and central fan that pulls air out. The side fans will be blowing in, over the face of the mirror), and the tube clamp rings. The clamp rings will be joined by a bridge plate, and that's how the tube will mate-up to the mount. Stay tuned... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Don't pick lemons. See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html