Meade 6" Starfinder Dobsonian Telescope Dust Cap 3D model thumbnail

Meade 6" Starfinder Dobsonian Telescope Dust Cap

by W8LN · via Thingiverse
FormatSTL
CategoryArt
LicenseCC BY-SA
UploadedMar 10, 2026
⬇ 5 downloads 👁 19 views

Description

This is a dust cap for the 6" Meade Starfinder Dobsonian Telescope. I printed it with TPU and it fits well. I'm probably a little taller than I needed (and possibly thicker than needed), but not worth the filament to adjust the design and reprint it since what I made works. This can probably easily be adjusted for other telescopes, the way I remixed a pipe cap. To get the diameter right and not waste a lot of filament, adjusted the original STL to what I thought was the right diameter, and the cut the model so I just printed a small ring of filament. I checked the ring for fit (it was closed), adjusted the percentage (right on the nose), and just adjusted the diameter of the STL using the percentage from my test.
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