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Sandpaper and putty are marvellous inventions: so is bright red paint. My amateur woodworking and a billion hours of impatient sanding are happily cloaked in a nod to my youthful days of astronomy and a bright red Tasco three-incher that I chased Halley's Comet with. The larger bearings meant I could drop the height of the rocker box, which I squared off as opposed to the original gigantic round base. I added some cutouts to lighten the load a bit more. The bearing size actually matches the diameter of the tube. It's all about symmetry. I added the black striping not only to drive myself nuts with masking tape, but to follow the general styling of the original design.
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