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Bill Boehme
Can we have more details about this? My wild guess is that it looks like part of a Newtonian reflector that holds the angled mirror that reflects the light to the eyepiece.
 
David DeCristoforo
That's exactly what it is. It's called a "curved vane spider". This is based on a "hardware store parts" design by a maker named Berislav Bracun.
 

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The secondary mirror holder for the 8" Dobsonian.

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