[ATM] Wire Spider Vibrations

[Tom Krajci]

>From: "Jack Swaton @ Starry Host" <jswaton at starryhost.com>

>My scope is nearing completion but my wire spider produces very rapid
>micro-vibrations for minutes....

See:
http://overton2.tamu.edu/aset/krajci/
specifically:
http://overton2.tamu.edu/aset/krajci/dobsonian/dobsonian.htm
...scroll down to the section that starts:
"- I placed damping material around the ends of the four spider vanes"
and examine this image:
http://overton2.tamu.edu/aset/krajci/dobsonian/putty-67pct.JPG


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Tom Krajci
Cloudcroft, New Mexico
http://overton2.tamu.edu/aset/krajci/

Center for Backyard Astrophysics (CBA)
http://cba.phys.columbia.edu CBA New Mexico

American Association of Variable Star
Observers (AAVSO): KTC http://www.aavso.org/
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