My name is James Crombie and welcome to my web page. I have endeavored to cover as much ground here as I can
on my hobby.  
I have completed building a 15" dobsonian and have written a construction article which I have included here. 
I have been doing Astrophotography for several years now and included some of my meager efforts.  I have also built
a Cookbook CB245 CCD camera from Richard Berry's plans and hope to get some images here in the future. 
I also have some picture of additions and mechamical modifications to the camera here. 
  My day job as a machinist gives me access to equipment and materials that your average
Amateur Telescope Maker normally does not have.  This lets me add a little precision to my projects. 
   I have been using a Computer Aided Design Program call Rhinoceros since 1997.  It is a fantastic piece of software that will let you
model almost anything you can imagine. You can check it out with the demo version  Rhino3D 
   I also have a new web page devoted to my RhinoCad 3D drawings.
I Hope you enjoy my website. Any comments are welcome and appreciated.
James P. Crombie
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Member of - Royal Astronomical Society of Canada,Mississauga Center