Re: ATM Another new website

["Frank Ward" <thewards@mindspring.com>]

Francis,

On your upper tube attachment points......

I cut an arc the same size as the ring from 3/4"
plywood. Then I drilled for the holes at the angle
necessary. Then I cut the whole piece in half from
the sides and thru the two holes.  In the center  between
the holes of the inside piece I installed a 1/4 20 screw
that exited on the outside of the other piece. That screw held a knob.

After the two truss poles are slipped into the holes and bottomed
out the knob is turned capturing them with the tension caused by
the thickness of the saw kerf missing between one half of the
circles block and the other.

No loose parts and a solid landing every time.

If you choose this method or alter it to fit your needs remember
you can glue the secondary ring right on top of them leaving a
nice smooth outline.

In friendship,

Frank Ward
Atlanta, GA
----- Original Message -----
From: Francis Milsom <fmilsom@lineone.net>
To: Mel Bartels <mbartels@efn.org>; atm group <atm@shore.net>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 4:43 PM
Subject: ATM Another new website


>
> Hi Mel & List members,
>
> I have put together a couple of webpages to go with the article in S&T on
> the 10 inch and the 22 inch it is modelling.
> The 22 inch is still under construction. I am working on the secondary
cage
> at the moment.
> I would welcome some comments from the list as it is easy not to see the
> wood for the trees.
> It can be found at;
>
> http://website.lineone.net/~fmilsom/index.html then via the 'my projects'
> button.
>
> Some areas of the telescope making pages are incomplete at the moment -
> still awaiting a number of images to be uploaded but it is the 10 and 22
> inchers I would like comments about please.
>
> Clear skies,
>
> Francis
>
>
>