About Teeter's Telescopes

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Teeter's Telescopes was born out of the desire to provide fellow amateur astronomers with quality products that yield the best possible views of the night sky. We use only what we deem to be the highest quality materials in the construction of all of our products. We have been in the Telescope Making arena for the last ten years and in that time we have seen our creations showcased at the Stellafane Telescope Making Convention, Vermont (award pictured at right), for innovativeness and craftsmanship and also at the Mason-Dixon Star Party for craftsmanship (1st Place - 1998). We have also been recognized by local astronomy clubs such as ASTRA (Astronomical Society of the Toms River Area) and STAR (Society of Telescopy, Astronomy and Radio) for our involvement in helping the clubs foster their telescope making special interest groups. It is this craftsmanship, radical thinking and guidance that we wish to extend to both customers and non-customers alike.

The majority of the work done on our products takes place "in-house" in our New Jersey workshop, or what we like to call the "Saw Dust Factory!"

We pride ourselves on the finish of our products, therefore the majority of the time spent is on the product's finish (sanding, staining and varnishing). The work that is not done in our shop is done by a local Millshop that handles our importing of non-domestic plywoods (ie. baltic birch). With their access to a large table saw, bandsaw, mitre saw, router table and a whole host of other professional-class tools you can be assured our wooden products are made to the highest standards.

We also employ CAD-drawing techniques to ensure that all parts of our scopes fit together with zero slop and backlash. Contrary to what our larger competitors do, we complete each of our customer scopes one at a time so they are given an optimal amount of attention to "dial them in."

In addition to the products shown on our Catalog Page, we also do custom work. If we can do it out of wood or aluminum, then we can provide what you are looking for. Email us for a quote.

Pictured above is the "Teeter's Telescopes" staff at the Northeast Astronomy Forum (left to right, standing):

Rob Teeter (owner, founder, general customer relations, general assembly, product development, web development),

Max S. (Tri-staining of altitude bearings, drill-hole patterns in mirror cells and mirrorboxes, general artistic touches, Southern states customer liaison, customer out-reach)

and (left to right, seated):

Heather O. (nylon light shroud seamstress, general finish work, quality control),

Susan E. (customer out-reach).