# Talking Telescope

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097>\
**Category:** Share your creations\
**Created:** [April 1, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097 "2023-04-01T20:27:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/1 "2023-04-01T20:27:15Z")

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I’d like to share with you a project I worked on during the height of the pandemic. I did some freelance work for a local educational toy company and they wanted me to provide a new design for a talking telescope with a fresh look. The job was in two phases. The first was a series of design studies that involved a back and forth approval process. Once the final design was approved I commenced with the second phase which was a complete tear down of all molded parts with appropriate wall thicknesses designed for assembly and manufacturing. Details such as draft and lap joints were not part of this phase. The one part I did not design was the red eye shroud as it is an existing part from other product.

The first two pictures show the actual product which I’m pleased to say became available this last quarter. The third pic is a section showing the layout for the optics. The forth pic is the final design followed by a video of an exploded view showing most internal parts.

 ![GeoSafari Telescope-2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/b/0/b0ba8889c9249f6c236ad7a7af8099c922150f55.jpeg)

 ![GeoSafari Telescope-3a](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/a/b/abeb59cc989847292d33ab4847ed1e26cb345e80.jpeg)

 ![T-Telescope-1a](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/7/9/7922854417bf84fe2ea5b3863cdaf431ea57e9ec.jpeg)

 ![TTelescope](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/0/3/0346d41260b44bcadc4bedc2d1652143bb896de6.jpeg)

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/7/674c8e0dd5c448e8f60af218779464f79d373eff.mov](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/6/7/674c8e0dd5c448e8f60af218779464f79d373eff.mov)

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**Author:** ![McD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/mcd/32/15504_2.png) [@McD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/McD)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2023, 8:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/2 "2023-04-01T20:42:20Z")

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Bravo Mike! Wonderful to see Shapr3D used in commercial applications.

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**Author:** ![NathanD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/dec6dc/32.png) [@NathanD](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/NathanD)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 4:18am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/3 "2023-04-02T04:18:29Z")

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Very cool Mike! It’s gotta be fun designing toys, especially educational ones.

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 7:14am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/4 "2023-04-02T07:14:25Z")

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That’s a great achievement Mike. Well done 👏

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 7:26am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/5 "2023-04-02T07:26:25Z")

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This is awesome. And it’s so great to see the final product!

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**Author:** ![jb7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@jb7](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/jb7)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/6 "2023-04-02T14:23:47Z")

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Well done Mike, looks great

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 11:40pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/7 "2023-04-02T23:40:06Z")

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Thanks everyone for the kind words. I’ll have more things to share later on.  
-Mike

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**Author:** ![Rohan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/rohan/32/15410_2.png) [@Rohan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Rohan)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2023, 2:47am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/8 "2023-04-03T02:47:59Z")

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> [@TigerMike](#):
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> I’ll have more things to share later on

We would love to see your projects !

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**Author:** ![Oregonerd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/oregonerd/32/8012_2.png) [@Oregonerd](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Oregonerd)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/9 "2023-04-04T16:27:23Z")

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Masterful work Mike. We are lucky to have you contribute to the forum here! 👍

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 6:01pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/10 "2023-04-04T18:01:04Z")

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Looking forward to seeing more of your work Mike.

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**Author:** ![Justquestions](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/justquestions/32/26680_2.png) [@Justquestions](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Justquestions)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/11 "2023-04-05T13:34:45Z")

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Amazing work and looks futuristic 👍👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/12 "2023-04-05T14:57:19Z")

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Thanks again for the nice words.

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**Author:** ![PEC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@PEC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/PEC)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/13 "2023-04-05T14:57:39Z")

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Well done Mike! 👋 👋 👋  
And if we zoom in on the video, we can clearly see that each piece is perfectly drawn, with edges and fillets without burrs.  
It’s no surprise though, when you watch the amazing tutorial videos that Mike posts regularly 😍

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/14 "2023-04-05T15:10:51Z")

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Thank you @PEC.  
I mentioned that the first phase was a series of design studies which meant I went through several size and shape variations during this process. I must say that direct modeling made the process quite smooth as I was able to keep duplicates as I went along making tweaks and changes. This meant that most sketches became irrelevant and many were discarded. If I needed to recreate a sketch I would simply add a construction plane and use **Project**.

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 10:00am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/15 "2023-04-09T10:00:11Z")

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Mike’s telescope is on Amazon.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/3/13cb71316559a4d089343d99e6a7ab6f95650e34.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/16 "2023-04-09T15:05:04Z")

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Hi @Stephen, I appreciate the posting although I need to make a correction. That item is the older version. Here’s the one I designed and it’s now on Amazon.

> **[Amazon.com: Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. Talking Space Explorer, Preschool...](https://www.amazon.com/Educational-Insights-GeoSafari-Explorer-Preschool/dp/B0BQ8LLVL4)**
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> Amazon.com: Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. Talking Space Explorer, Preschool Science STEM Toy, Ages 4+ : Toys & Games

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/17 "2023-04-09T17:54:47Z")

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Thanks for clarifying that Mike 👍

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/18 "2023-04-09T18:15:28Z")

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Great gift for a child.

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**Author:** ![TigerMike](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/tigermike/32/32650_2.png) [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2023, 7:44pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/19 "2023-04-09T19:44:27Z")

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That’s great to hear. I hope he enjoys it!  
All the best, Mike

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stephen/32/16350_2.png) [@Stephen](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/talking-telescope/25097/20 "2023-04-12T15:57:17Z")

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Arrived today Mike.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/4/7/477371ab6d1c033c078518e900c5d145eee93791.jpeg)