I like to tinker ...

	Astro-3 [Lidl] mount motorised
	Bresser Skylux 70mm f/10 [Lidl scope] Easier Focusing
	Bresser Skylux 70mm f/10 [Lidl scope] Focuser Spacer
	Bresser Skylux RA clamping worn out
	ETX70 - Piggy Back for PST
	LX200 - Balance Rail
	LX200 - DEC Play Fix
	LX200 - Dew Heater
	LX200 - Dew Shield
	LX200 - Diffraction Spikes Mask
	LX200 #1206 Electric Focuser Modifications
	LX200 - Hartmann Mask
	LX 200 - Heavy Duty Piggy Back Rail for Autoguiding
	LX 200 - Last Used Reminder
	LX200 - Wedge and pier [made by a friend of mine]
	LX200 - Piggy Back Rail with Sliders
	LX200 - Solar Filter
	Piggy Back Rail for WO Zenithstar with hinged mounting rings
	Double Piggyback for Coronado PST
	With my PST riding high on my LX200 and when the sun is low during the colder period of the year I cannot see the finder window on top of the PST, unless I climb a small ladder. So on a cloudy day I made this Solar Finder
	Piggy back for my filterwheel/SLR Photolenses/ATK16IC combination
	The 85mm f/2.8 lens with Scope Teknix Filter Wheel and ATK16IC camera installed on home made piggy back rail
	Home made LX200 Dew Heater
	Splitter Box: TWO Long Exposure webcams on ONE Parallel Port [made by Carsten Arnholm]
	Filter Drawer for SLR Photolenses Note: out of commision, replaced by my Scope Teknix Filter Wheel.
	Viewfinder for SLR Photolenses
	Piggyback for heavy SLR Photolenses and camera. Note: SOLD with my 200mm and 300mm SLR Photolenses, as they were replaced by my William Optics Zenithstar 80 ED II APO with Meade 3.3 Focal Reducer
	My ETX70 riding my Astro-3 mount : all it needed was a leftover piece of aluminium, 2 bolts, a scrap piece of threaded rod and a knob.
	ETX70: focuser modification. The focuser knob cannot be reached when the OTA is pointing upwards: it disappears between the forks. I used a piece of flexible aquarium air tube [inner diameter 8.5mm], put one end of it in boiling water to soften it and forced it over the focuser knob.
	ETX70 Piggy Back Platform with Coronado PST mounted atop.
	This is the dew shield I made for my William Optics Zenithstar 80 ED II APO. Please note the metal pins in the dew shield: they create diffration spikes, which are great for focusing and also look nice in the image.
	This is the diffraction spikes mask I made for my William Optics Zenithstar 80 ED II APO. In the plumbing department of my local DIY shop I bought a plastic ring which nicely fits in the dew shield I already made for my ED80. To generate the diffraction spikes I used thin fishing line which gives more delicate spikes than the metal pins I used before.
	The FIRMAMENT Observatory with roll-on/roll-off roof (in February 2006 UPgraded with the help of two friends)
	Flexible USB light I bought this gadget for almost next to nothing, went to the electronics shop for a red 5 Volt LED and replaced the existing white LED. Next I installed an ON/OFF switch in the cable and now I have an illuminated keyboard!
	Flexible USB light in operation The flexible USB light with red LED in operation: I used the flash of my Nikon Coolpix 995 for this pic, but I assure you that the red light illuminates the keyboard very nicely!
	External WIFI antenna for better reception I had problems with the internet connection between my backyard observatory and the wireless access point in my home. I bought a wireless USB adapter [Euro 30] and mounted it in a kitchen sieve [bought at Ikea for Euro 1,50]. The reception has vastly improved and it also works fine on campings ! To protect the USB adapter against rain I mounted it in a plastic medicine bottle so now it looks a bit like a lamp.
	EM4555 wBUS 300 Wireless USB Adapter Manufacturer's site
	Sweex USB - Serial - Parallel Adapter [1] As bought in a local shop
	Sweex USB - Serial - Parallel Adapter [2] Modified as per Matthias Meijer's instructions and built in a project box.
	Trust WB5400 webcam gets a new home