Optic-Craft Machining was founded in order to aid the amateur astronomer
in constructing telescopes at a minimal cost without sacrificing important
features and quality workmanship.
The advantage in our product line is a quality machined assembly at reasonable
cost.
Twenty years of research and development result in simplicity and rigidity,
coupled with smooth and effortless axial turn.
Satisfied buyers include universities, foundations, schools, research
companies, NASA and numerous private individuals from almost all states.
We have two styles of mountings. Models 1 and 2 are bushing mounts with up
to fifty-two pounds load capacity; Thrust bearings are available for Models
1 and 2. Models 3 through Model 10 have load capacity from sixty to eight hundred
pounds and use proven Pillow-Block bearings eliminating need for thrust bearings.
Select from this list of Telescope Mounts
to find the assembly that suits your next telescope application.
Add a Clock Drive to your Right Ascension and maybe your Declination axis for precise tracking of telescope objects. Don't worry about extra charges for anodizing; All clock drive worm gears are anodized a light gold color as part of the cost of the drive assembly.
Take a tour of our Photo Gallery and see current
examples of our telescope mounts and drives in action.
For years, Optic-Craft Machining has provided solutions to many customers including:
- Albion College
- Michigan
- Allegheny Observatory
- University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Argonne, IL
- Association Adagio
- France
- Boston University
- Massachusetts
- California State University
- California
- Carter Observatory
- National Observatory of New Zealand
- Chiang Mal University
- Thailand
- Columbia University
- New York, New York
- Eastern Carolina University
- North Carolina
- Ferris State University
- Michigan
- Florida State University
- Florida
- Ford Motor Co.
- Dearborn, Michigan
- Genet University
- Belgium
- Griffith Observatory
- Belgium
- Haverfrod College
- Pennsylvania
- Illinois Institute of Technolgy
- Chicago, IL
- IMAX Inc.
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Jet Propulsion Lab, Institute of Technology
- Pasadena, California
- Lawrence Livermore Labs
- Livermore, California
- Los Alamos Research Labs
- New Mexico
- Lowe Observatory
- Australia
- Mallorca Astronomical Observatory
- Spain
- Monash University
- Claton, Australia
- NASA
- six systems
- NASA, Ames Research Center
- Moffet Field, CA
- NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center
- Greenbelt, Maryland
- National Academy of Science
- Taiwan
- National Radio Astronomy Observatory
- MD
- National Solar Observatory
- California
- National Taiwan University
- Taiwan
- Olivet Nazarene University
- Bourbonnais, IL
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- Pacific Luthern University
- Tacoma, Washington
- Perkins Observatory
- Ohio
- Pittsburgh State University
- Pennsylvania
- Purdue University
- two systems
- Indiana
- Raytheon Corporation
- Arizona
- Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
- Ontario, Canada
- Sci Tech Educational Center
- Illinois
- Sea of Galilee Astrophysical Observatory
- Jordan Valley College, Israel
- Southern Arkansas University
- Arkansas
- Southern Utah University
- Utah
- Southwest Missouri State University
- Missouri
- Space Optics Research Labs
- Massachusetts
- Texas Tech University
- Texas
- United States Air Force
- USA
- University of Adelaide
- South Australia
- University of Alabama
- Huntsville
- University of Arizona
- Arizona
- University of California
- Los Angeles
- University of Connecticut
- Connecticut
- University of Hawaii
- Hawaii
- University of Maryland
- Maryland
- University of Michigan
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- University of Nevada
- Reno, Nevada
- University of Pittsburg
- Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh
- Johnstown, Pennsylvania
- University of Virginia
- Wise, Virginia
- Ursinus College
- Collegeville, Pennsylvania
- Viginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
- Blacksburg, VA
- Western Kentucky University
- Kentucky
- Wilimington College
- Ohio
- Yale
- Connecticut
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Optic-Craft Machining
33918 Macomb
Farmington, Michigan 48335
phone: (248) 476-5893
fax: (248) 919-9867
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