Re: [APML] Something different (than death of Tech Pan)

["Tom & Lou Krajci" <krajcit@3lefties.com>]

From: "Robert Reeves" <reeves10@swbell.net>

> Can you engineer types go to www.robertreeves.com/mount2.htm and look at
> what I have done.  I am no mechanical engineer, but I am quite happy with
> results I have achieved. I still consider the two mounts to be a work in
> progress.  What I would like is some comments about how to improve these
or
> changes to incorporate if I make another mount of similar design.

Looks good to me!  Do you find a need to improve the stiffness of the right
angle brackets that hold the latitude adjuster nuts?

In your tripod leg jackscrews (that lift the mount off the casters)...is
there any play in them...do they wobble about and let the mount shift side
to side in azimuth?

How do you make fine azimuth adjustments for polar alignment?

Tom Krajci

PS.  Keep this up and soon you'll be posting on the ATM list!  ;-)


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