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Old 03-08-2010, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Phizzy View Post
Is velcro OK to attach the mirror to the cell?
thanks Phill
For years , I've used nothing but a ring of 1" Velcro squares at the 60% zone to attach my 14" to its cell ( a 1/2" ply triangle with spring loaded bolts at the corners). No clips , no astigmatism , holds collimation really well.

Removed it recently for realuminising, and it took about 5 minutes sustained pressure with a piece of 1/8" ply between the mirror and back plate to break the velcro grip of all that velcro. I'm certainly not worried about the mirror falling off.
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