Thread: 10" F4 build
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Old 08-01-2013, 10:36 AM
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Thanks Rolf, I had to do the same to save every gram.

I wanted to mention that the UTA might need reinforcement. I found that the four supports aren't sufficient to keep the secondary rigid at different orientations.
the weight of the secondary mirror actually warps the 18mm ply by a few microns, and that's sufficient to throw a laser off the primary at different orientations, and this is even though I terminated the strings very close to the 4 supports.

what is the weight of your 10inch truss?
with the new 3inch focuser and stepper motor, along with a bigger mirror, won't the weight be quite a bit more than the 10inch?
what stage are you at?
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