Newtonian beginner telescope

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I'm making a printable telescope with minimal parts as a Christmas gift for my son. This is my first attempt at building a telescope, and I'm thrilled with the result. It works exceptionally well and was easy to assemble and print. The telescope features two different mounts: one is designed for an old tripod (Seben EQ3), while the other is Vixen Style Dovetail. I recently added a new component to the telescope, allowing you to mount a Raspberry Pi camera directly onto it instead of the mirror end eyepiece. The new parts include: 1. Camera Focus 2. Topp_rpi 3. Rack 4. GT2 Timing Pulley 16 Tooth Bore 5mm (available at Aliexpress) 5. A 5mm aluminum rod that's at least 100mm long To assemble the telescope, you'll need the following hardware: 1. A 114mm mirror with a secondary mirror 2. A focuser 3. M4-0.7 Threaded Heat Set Inserts 4. 400 x 14mm Carbon fiber rods 5. M4 screws 6. M4 nuts 7. A telescope eyepiece The printed parts include one of each piece, except for the clips, which you'll need three of. The total cost, excluding PLA, was $69. You can save $25 by making your own focuser.