JohnH
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/04/05
Posts: 1738
Loc: Squamish BC Moved!!!!!
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No photos yet. I am just about to head over to the guys shop (Robin A., local member of the machinists over-achievers club) to start cutting.
While there yesterday, I saw the results of his experiment in archery, a wood and aluminum target shooting crossbow. He came up with an amazing design (but fairly complex) system for mounting the counterweights on the ends of carbon fiber shafts of very small diameter that I could adapt for a truss-tube telescope. I had the idea for a while, but the cost of 1/2" plus wrapped tubes gave me pause. His design uses carbon fiber shafts from arrows (3 per arm) joined with aluminum spacers and held in place with O-rings, dampening out vibrations.
I told him I might have to steal his idea.
John
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jouster
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 11/27/05
Posts: 926
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Where does one buy a Byers Starmaster like that?
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Neil
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eric moerman
super member
Reged: 11/08/03
Posts: 279
Loc: belgium
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i buy it i here http://stores.ebay.com/Telescope-Warehouse_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ0QQftidZ2QQpZ4QQtZkm
eric
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eric moerman
super member
Reged: 11/08/03
Posts: 279
Loc: belgium
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Today i did some more machining.Here are the pictures.
First pic.is bussy machining the plate where the polar axel will turn on.
eric
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eric moerman
super member
Reged: 11/08/03
Posts: 279
Loc: belgium
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Finished machining and ready for assembling the bearing.
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eric moerman
super member
Reged: 11/08/03
Posts: 279
Loc: belgium
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with bearings assembeld and ready to try to fith the polar axis.
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eric moerman
super member
Reged: 11/08/03
Posts: 279
Loc: belgium
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And finely everything assembeld and it even works !!!    
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thelittleman
Vendor (Peter's Actions)
Reged: 05/21/05
Posts: 4079
Loc: Hampshire, UK
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Wow Eric - you are making quick progress!
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Clear Skies,
Peter
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eric moerman
super member
Reged: 11/08/03
Posts: 279
Loc: belgium
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1 more.Sideview.
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thelittleman
Vendor (Peter's Actions)
Reged: 05/21/05
Posts: 4079
Loc: Hampshire, UK
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You entered your last post whilst I was typing mine. What an achievment! It even looks stunning 
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thelittleman
Vendor (Peter's Actions)
Reged: 05/21/05
Posts: 4079
Loc: Hampshire, UK
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Lol, and my last post before your last 
It really does look very nice. I hope you are pleased!
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eric moerman
super member
Reged: 11/08/03
Posts: 279
Loc: belgium
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Thanks Peter,yes im pleased whit it.
I hope to have it finished by the end of august,then we have a star party here in belgium and i want to show of whit it ofcorse   
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thelittleman
Vendor (Peter's Actions)
Reged: 05/21/05
Posts: 4079
Loc: Hampshire, UK
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Clear Skies,
Peter
Photoshop Tutorials and Actions! New actions now added
Preprocessing in Iris Tutorial
http://peter-morris.magix.net/
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Chriske
Kijkerbouw Urania
Reged: 08/15/04
Posts: 2317
Loc: Boechout, Belgium
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Nice work ...!!
Eric, the big square baseplate, is that aluminum..?
Where is that starparty going to be..?
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Chris
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eric moerman
super member
Reged: 11/08/03
Posts: 279
Loc: belgium
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Thanks Chris,
Yes its al aluminum,because i want to keep it transportabel and light.
The starparty is the last weekend in august in Ieper.
You can find more info here http://www.astrolab.be/starnights/2006/aankondiging/ 
eric
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Chriske
Kijkerbouw Urania
Reged: 08/15/04
Posts: 2317
Loc: Boechout, Belgium
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Aluminum...so why the cooling..?
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eric moerman
super member
Reged: 11/08/03
Posts: 279
Loc: belgium
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Because its a piece of Alcoa Alloy 7075.
Stronger then "normal" alu.and good to machine buth you need to cool it or it will stick to the tool and then the surface become verry bad.At least whit the tools i have in the shop. 
eric
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eric moerman
super member
Reged: 11/08/03
Posts: 279
Loc: belgium
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Today i finely had some time again to wwork on my mount after moving to new house.
I made the house for the 3 bearing of the polar axel.
Next is milling the side plates and the bottom plates to keep the polar axel togheter.
I hope to do it in the next weeks.
eric
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psionik
member
Reged: 03/13/06
Posts: 35
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I wanted to say a bunch of stuff here, but the only word I can come up with is
nice.
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eric moerman
super member
Reged: 11/08/03
Posts: 279
Loc: belgium
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Today i make some more pieces (and pictures) for the mount.
There are 8 pieces that will be used in the tube rings and 4 pieces to support the dec.axel inside the fork arm.
i hope to geth the pieces for the fork arms and side plates for the mount base lasered out in the next 2 weeks.
I will post more pictures.
eric
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