JohnGalway 1,043 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 About two days ago I came across a thread containing some really, really interesting DIY NV information. It'd been up for a year or two and like a dummy I'd not passed any notice of it before. Now, I'm starting to collect the ingredients to make a very good GEN1 spotter, and judging from the photos I've seen online it will be very good, and cheap! Watch this space Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 What's wrong with eating carrots like the rest of us? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnGalway 1,043 Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Tried that, ended up walking into stone walls, falling over sheep, and into bogholes......... Like the rest of ye Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markha 99 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Where the link to this interesting stuff John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mastiff 7 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 ^^^^^^^^ As above! Any chance of posting a link John? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SportingShooter 0 Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 I can see you now John, tinkering away there and I bet you will still find a bog hole or a ditch that it won't see and you won't remember is there Watch this space for the bent rifle barrel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnGalway 1,043 Posted December 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2010 Alright, I won't have mine done this side of Christmas so I'll spill the beans. Most of the info is on the NV section of the AGBBS. Search for "cascade", "three stage", or "P8079HP" <-- That's the tube you need from Anchor Supplies, they have an Ebay shop. I am told, that these units can spot a fox out to 250 yards - using starlight alone. Think about that. No lamp, laser, or IR. OK, you won't get eye shine, but, if you add a low power IR source you will! You'll need some basic ingredients, Intensifier tube, plastic pipe for the housing, cheap plastic bread board for the end caps, a battery box with on/off switch that takes 4 aa batteries, an objective lens from ... I forget where, I'll post it again, a stamp loupe to look through, or better the ocular end of a 6x40 el cheapo scope. Some black silicon, black spray paint. Some tools, some thinking, and the will to succeed I've gathered some of the ingredients but not all. I'll take photos and record the results/mistakes when I'm making mine. They're not the smallest, or the lightest but I'm told they're damn good compared to GEN2 and some Gen3. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markha 99 Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Thats great, thanks John, will take a look at all this Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CZ KID 0 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Share Posted January 11, 2011 any luck with your night vision john? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnGalway 1,043 Posted January 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Still collecting a few bits & bobs, don't have the time at the moment to start the project properly, but I'll get around to it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeakOil 352 Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 Some reasonably priced NV is on my list of things for 2011. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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