[ATM] A little scope for my Dad :)

["James Lerch" <jlerch1@tampabay.rr.com>]

Greetings All,

Here's some pictures of a mostly powder coated aluminum scope I built for my 
Father as a Christmas / Birthday / Father's day type gift :)

http://lerch.no-ip.com/atm/Projects/Dad_Scope/page_01.htm

Only two problems with the design:

#1 It uses a ridicules amount of stainless fasteners to attach the 1/4 birch 
plywood panels the to the aluminum framing

#2 (the biggie)  The altitude bearing are attached to the 1/4" thick plywood 
filler panels.  This produces a noticeable amount of oscillations in the "bump 
test".  When I can pry the scope out of my Father's hands, I'll add some 
additional framing to help support the altitude bearings..


Take Care,
James Lerch
http://lerch.no-ip.com/atm (My telescope construction,testing, and coating site)

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