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Originally Posted by Hans Tucker
Takahashi Mounts are made using Sand Molds
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Focusers, mounts, clamshells and rings, finder brackets, the older dewshield caps, mounting plates, tripod parts and so on are all sand-cast molded alloy.
It's an aluminium-magnesium alloy they use - a remnant of WW2 aircraft and military paraphernalia production techniques!