molding the azimuth gear
barbell weight to hold nylon all-thread in place
thin ply hold downs
all-thread in empty groove
altitude center sector
another view of alt sector
removing all-thread from cured epoxy
removing all-thread again
altitude side trunnion in place against bearings
fuzzy image of altitude bearing guide assembly
altitude sector w/ stepper, worm and guide in place
altitude w/out stepper
altitude stepper in place w/out trunnion or mirror box
ball socket truss clamps (disassembled)
ball socket truss clamps (assembled)
ball socket clamps (side profile)
clamps (another view)
grooving the bearing assembly shafts with a hacksaw blade and drill press
center alt sector in place w/out the stepper motor & worm
collimation adjustment assembly (BIG knobs)
embedded bearing guides on bottom of flex rocker
fitting bearing guides on bottom of flex rocker
lateral bearing tensioner to keep the flex rocker centered on ground ring
lateral bearing tensioner in action
flashing surface on ground ring (won't work!)
assembly of the ground ring (gotta luv those wratchet tie downs!!)
another shot of ground ring assembly
lateral mirror support assembly and bracket
lateral mirror support assemblies
lateral supports (another view)
altitude center sector prior to molding and mounting
shot looking down into mirror box and collimation frame
another shot of lateral mirror support assembly
side profile of mirror box and all 3 alt trunnions
another shot into the mirror box from the top
molding gears on the ground ring
all thread on the center alt section (preparing for epoxy)
construction of bearing guides for alt sectors
JB Weld repair of epoxy junction between the two 180 degree molded sections
(excellent fix!)
altitude stepper motor and worm drive assembly
(a la Dale Eason!)
side profile of stepper motor guide assembly