Re: [ATM] Why is it called a "flex rocker"?

["Mel Bartels" <mbartels@bbastrodesigns.com>]

> Also, I can't figure out how to make three azimuth bearings and three 
> altitude bearings lie exactly in the same plane (the old three points 
> define a plane discussion rather than six points).

That's the design/engineering trick.  I play with designs in a CAD program 
so that I can easily vary dimensions.

> I am excited however about minimizing beam (cantilever) length by stacking 
> the altitude bearings on top of the azimuth bearings.  And I also can't 
> see a way to make the two planes defined by three azimuth bearings and 
> three altitude bearings become effectively parallel.

Start with them parallel, then fit the altitude rims and tube assembly into 
it.

Mel Bartels

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