Re: Kilian's Mount: Bearing spacing. Less or More?

Bob Madden (madden@netcom.com)
Fri, 5 May 1995 20:25:47 -0700 (PDT)

Good job Mel, I understood your description. Isn't there a book pub by TAB on how to make a telescope that is a horse shoe ring? I'm not too sure about the title, but it was published by TAB books.

Bob

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On Fri, 5 May 1995, Mel Bartels wrote:

> >>> conical shafts
>
> I have built conical shafts from wood, metal and aluminum. The upper end is
> a circle affair with machined edge; the middle section is the conical
> section, actually a four sided tapered trapazoid affair; and the bottom is a
> traditional hollow shaft riding in a tapered bearing. All the pieces are
> easy to cut; only the machined rim needs some extra effort.
>
> I have the machined rim riding on the traditional two bearing points. One
> is a roller bearing and the other is a shaft attached to a gear
> reducer/motor combo.
>
> Boy, trying to describe all of this without a picture can be hard! Mel
>
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