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Originally Posted by DavidU
Remarkable work Stef, my hat is off to you.  |
Thanks Dave.
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Originally Posted by traveller
Very promising results Stefan,
Any chance of you coming to Snake Valley this weekend for some fine tuning of your CDK?
Bo
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Hi Bo,
I ripped apart my mount this morning and made some improvements to the mechanism. The DEC axis idler gear was able to move sideways because the shaft was smaller than the hole in the gear. I wanted to make a better fitting shaft but I discovered that the hole in the motor plate, for the shaft, was not drilled squarely. I ended up drilling a larger hole, making a new shaft, and increasing the hole in the idler gear. To get to the point, if I can get the mount working satisfactorily, I will zip up to Heathcote again to have a go at producing an image. At this stage it looks like it will be Wednesday, if the forecast holds. Unfortunately Snake valley is a bit uncertain weather-wise and I don't want to risk wasting time at this stage. One day I would like to make it to Snake Valley though.