Re: ATM Teflon source

[Robert Duvall <rduvall@jlc.net>]

At 3:11 PM -0400 6/12/98, BodyByJay@aol.com wrote:
>I am considering using eight 50mm teflon pads on the base of my Dobson mount
>riding on Ebony Star Formica.

Just use 3. It's a more stable config.

> This is a gray teflon and many ATMers use a
>white teflon.  Do you know what the difference is?
>

I've used the gray on both a 6" and 12.5" for 2 years now. Seems to work
fine. I haven't measured the difference in frictions. I think it does
scratch easier, but it hasn't been a practical problem for me.



Robert Duvall
Force5 Telescope Making Resources

Software Engineer, Amateur Astronomer (TN),
and General Scientist (according to my son)
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