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Re: [ATM] ATM Edmund secondary mirrors - worth it?



Also - don't use hot glue to glue your secondary
holder to the spider vanes. I tried that, and when the
scope had to sit in a hot car for a few hours, the
whole thing came apart.
Guy

--- Mike Lockwood <melockwo@uiuc.edu> wrote:
> Gil, John,
> 
> I'm going to express some opinions here.  I'll
> probably get corrected, 
> maybe reprimanded, but maybe someone will actually
> agree with me....

> AstroSystems is another possible source.  The
> easiest route is to buy 
> the secondary and holder and then make a wire
> spider.  Alternatively, 
> buy only the secondary, glue the mirror to a
> home-made holder, and 
> save another $35.
> 
> 	Mike Lockwood


Guy  Brandenburg
Washington, DC
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