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Lateral support on Rocker
Its now time for the reality check. After building a LOA that looks OK from the distance its time to fix the bits that just are not good e.g.
1. Lateral support is going to be required as for the most part its only small corners of the mirror box that are holding the Alt beams in place. As you move to Horizontal, lateral support gets less or non existant.
There is always the option to build a thin board on the inside of the Alt Beams however I am going for four vertical blocks spaced at 1/3 distance ( 2 each side).
2. The Alt Beams are going to require support towards the end of the large radius, particularly when the scope is moved towards horizontal.
3. You may notice a big chunk out of the top end of one of the beams. The result of not leaving enough room when routing two beams on the one sheet.
4. Sanding and general tidy up required on all surfaces to make up for not optimal woodwork when cutting, gluing and screwing. Should use a table saw for more accurate alignment for a start.
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