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Old 08-04-2012, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by jsmoraes View Post
Main problem:

The long screws behaved as stems, and due to the weight of the mirror tend to skew, decentralizing the primary mirror inside the tube and by consequence in relation to secondary.
Nice job,

Consider installing shaft or even long internal threaded rods that can be attached to the OTA to minimise the flexing. I too am considering this venture but as it seems I am in focus using the original bolts I haven't really put the effort in doing this project.
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