Re: ATM 12 point mirror cell - examples

[Ross Sackett <rsackett00@yahoo.com>]

Tom:

Oh, ugh.  Both cells look a little nightmarish to me,
especially the one with the long springy outer
triangles. Wouldn't a PLOPed Hindle-style
("Hitler-era") 16 point cell be simpler to build and
support the mirror better?

Since when did support points become an endangered
species in need of such radical conservation?  I
remember a thread a couple of weeks ago about the
macho  appeal of building the ultralightest ultralight
on the observing field, inviting a lot of hemming and
hawing about other reasons to build the beautiful
creatures, too (low wind resistance, lone-nerd
portability, etc.).  

So now we all have to prove our kung fu by shaving the
number of mirror support points to the absolute
minimum, no matter how awkward mechanically or
untested.  Jeez.

Ok, I guess I finally need to build that one-masted,
carbon-epoxy 18" with the 5-point cell and
teflon-sheet groundboard I've been designing :)

Ross



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