Box of delights

One thing about self-isolation is the opportunity it gives to catch up on those jobs you never quite got around to. Over the years I’ve accumulated a lot of eyepieces and was forever unsure which one was in which box, especially in the dark. My solution has been to make a proper box for them. I’ve used an off-cut of 5mm plywood, brass fittings, a can of spray paint and an off-cut of 25mm thick foam built up in layers – et voilˆ! The holes in the foam need a bit of cleaning up, but the result is very satisfactory. It also allowed me to sort through all my eyepieces and select the best ones. Harold Mead, Taunton