Re: [ATM] Dob/quatorial Truss?

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

The bearings were "donated" by one of our members that works at a 
fabriction company.  The shafts are 1-3/4 " and the original bearings 
just slide over the shafts and were held onto the castings by 3 set 
screws.  I made up new endpieces that would hold the bearings and then 
machined the castings so I could press fit the new parts in and then 
pinned and loctited everything together.   If I remember correctly the 
mount was made in Arizona sometime in the 60's or 70's, I lost the 
sticker that was on it so I am not sure but it wa not a meade, unless it 
had been rebadged by the seller.  I can get some pictures up later if 
you would like>

mbyorick wrote:

>James P Crombie wrote:
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>>What type of mount is it on, looks a lot like an old one I 
>>have in the basement for repair for our club, no name on ours.  
>>Originally came with plain bearings but I am in the process of 
>>installing ball bearing on the two axises.
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>It's a Meade Starfinder-16 mount, and yes, it could definitely benefit
>from having 'real' bearings.  If your mount is similar, I'd be glad in
>knowing what bearings you are using as retrofits.
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>Thanks,
>Mike Byorick
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