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    Re: Artificial Horizon, K & E USN No. 6
    From: Bruce J. Pennino
    Date: 2012 Nov 26, 10:22 -0500

    I agree it is hard to believe the inverting process.   It is easier to
    explain with you having the pictures.
    
    The upper portion of jug..... the funnel,  was an intermediary piece in the
    filling process..... the missing transition piece screwed into the basin,
    the funnel piece attached to the opposite end of the  transition piece, and
    then the funnel threaed onto the jug with the plug removed. During
    preparation the jug was in its normal orientation, base down.Other pieces
    was inverted.   Then all were rotated for the fluid to flow into the
    basin.....maybe.
    
    Bruce
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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    Subject: [NavList] Re: Artificial Horizon, K & E USN No. 6
    
    
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    > It is hard to believe that for filing the mercury
    > the basin had to be inverted.
    >
    > I have another conjecture. That the upper portion of the jug served
    > as a kind of funnel.
    >
    > Alex.
    >
    >> Hello:
    >>
    >> With  help from a friend, here are some photos of AH. Since I last wrote,
    >> I've found on-line more pictures of these devices, but none with a basin
    >> having a threaded connection in the corner.  The tip of the cone/jug  is
    >> missing, and the small threaded connection on the interior tip is
    >> partially broken off.  There is a fine hole in the broken tip/threaded
    >> piece.
    >>
    >> I now believe the missing tip was a transition piece that allowed the jug
    >> of fluid to be directly threaded to the basin. The basin has a 3/8 inch
    >> bolt thread. The top of the jug where you see the plug is a 7/8 inch bolt
    >> thread.
    >>
    >> I suspect the pouring process went something like this: 1. The jug was
    >> removed from the carrying box and the missing transition piece was
    >> screwed
    >> into the basin. 2. Plug removed. 3 .  With the basin inverted , the basin
    >> was screwed onto the transition piece with  jug. 4. Then the entire unit
    >> was inverted with the Hg flowing into the basin.   After CN work
    >> completed, the HG was poured back into the jug.  Note how the cone can be
    >> inverted so it acts as a funnel for the fluid going into the jug. The
    >> corner of the basin has the pouring spout.   Maybe?? Pretty simple and
    >> neat!?
    >>
    >> A friend has access to a machine shop and I'll have a brass transition
    >> piece machined. I would love to know how the original  top piece and any
    >> other components looked. I've given up looking online and maybe I'll
    >> contact the RPI library in Troy NY.  Maybe they have some old Gurley
    >> catalogs.
    >>
    >> Has anyone ever used something like this?  Thoughts?
    >>
    >>
    >> Bruce
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    >> : http://fer3.com/arc/m2.aspx?i=121212
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