Re: [ATM] Some scope modifications

[James P Crombie <jpcrombie@pei.eastlink.ca>]

Barry
  I will be using a 1/4 x 1/2 dowel pin in the upper mounts, shrunk fit 
into the aluminum.  The tie plate holes are a couple of thou bigger so 
they slip over the pins without binding.  No springs.   The main 
advantage is after you place the struts on the rocker box, they don't 
move around. So you can just sit the topcage in place and then line up 
the dowels and tighten the wing nuts.  Cuts setup time in half. 
  The washer, bushing and wing nut are just temp fittings until I can 
machine up a proper knob.

Barry Keeney wrote:

>On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, James P Crombie wrote:
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>>Hello all
>>  Just finishing up some mods to my telescope.  Long past due :-)
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>  Great idea. I love the spring under the winghut/bushing/washer
>assy to hold it up during putting it together.
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>  Looks like you're going to use some pins to line up the struts?
>(either side of the wingnut bushing/lock) Are you planning to spring 
>load the pins or just use fixed pins?
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>Barry Keeney
>Chaos Consulting
>email barryk@chaoscon.com
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