ATM Glass blanks & crayford stuff

Hi all,

Tim Walters dropped by and gave me the 14" Dia. 1" thick

plate glass blank that is cut with a high pressure water

jet I had ordered from him. Impressive peice of glass.

The blank really has a clean edge. I will have to

bevel the edges to insure I don't get any edge chips. It

will be awhile before I start on it though. I still need

to finish the 10" Dob. I plan on a F/4.5 open truss design

when I go for the gold.

I have completed another of the drawings of my crayford

focuser. This one shows the details for making the bearing

guide support post that the tube rides against, tools required,

and location of relavent parts on the focuser body, etc.

The next drawing should be for the parts labeled "B", "C", and

the focuser tube alignment brace shown in the first file. After

that I will do the drawings on the focuser tube assembly itself.

That last drawing will take some time to complete. My cursed

wrist permitting. I have taken some close up shots with my

35mm close up Macro lens. If any turn out halfway decent enough

to post I will this comming week. If not, well back to the "How

to take photos" book and another roll of film. :)

For those who maynot be aware of my last announcement about

said drawings and are interested they can be seen at my web

page listed at the end of this message. Go to the link

"Dobsonian" in the main page text and from there click on

"Crayford focuser" listed on the left. Drawings are

accessed at the bottom of that page.

Enjoy the clear skies to those who have them. We sure don't

here in the Atlanta area.:(