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Revisiting miniature rat cage.
The ascending order is,
100mm x 6mm leftover gal CHS
10mm scrap gal welded steel plate pier top
12mm alloy riser plates and 80mm solid alloy riser made by a friend.
8mm alloy pier top plate aligned for the C8 wedge from the scrap yard.
8mm base plate for the HEQ5 and 3x8mm M8 316 bolts with wing nuts.
Two threaded drilled 8mm plates and 4x 316 M8 bolts for the miniature rat cage.
I am hoping I can loosen the Main 10mm bolt through the slot to adjust alignment and adjust tilt with push pull tension on the 4xM8 nuts and bolts.. Gives 0.2mm or so movement. I can not see the Pole so the whole thing is drift aligned and level within 5 -10min.
I can add a third layer of 8mm plate in the sandwich if this is too flexible. Have some left over. I also wonder how much tension is enough on the main 10mm bolt. Hand tight with the socket head enough?
Is this going to be rigid enough? Perhaps the M8 should be countersunk hex tops.
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