[ATM] Wire Spider Vibrations

[Jack Swaton @ Starry Host]

Putty makes a bit of sense!

Great idea,
Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: atm-bounces at atmlist.net [mailto:atm-bounces at atmlist.net] On Behalf Of
Tom Krajci
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 6:20 PM
To: atm at atmlist.net
Subject: Re: [ATM] Wire Spider Vibrations


>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
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