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FW: Plexiglass horizon
From: Doug Royer
Date: 2003 Jul 14, 16:50 -0700
From: Doug Royer
Date: 2003 Jul 14, 16:50 -0700
> -----Original Message----- > From: Royer, Doug > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 16:49 > To: 'navigation-l@listserve.webkahuna.com' > Subject: Plexiglass horizon > > Looks like Jared was thinking along the line I was.Over the weekend I > bought a piece of black plexiglass 7x7 in.square,3/8 in. thick for $12.00 > at Ridout Plastics(any plastics store should have it).Drilled and tapped > the plexiglass in each corner for a 6-32 machine bolt 1.25 in. long.Got 2 > more liquid levels and useing Dow RTV 3145 bonded the levels to the > plexiglass.I left the paper on one side of the plexiglass in case the > reflecting side gets scratched.That way I can just turn the whole thing > over,reverse the the bolts in each hole,rebond the levels on the new > reflection surface and use it.This is much lighter than the glass one I > made.No problems in seeing clearly and sharply the points of light from > stars as I used it last night to test just that. > I'm leaveing this week to take a vessel from San Francisco through the > Panama Canal to Jacksonville,Fla.I'll sign off the list Wen. before I > leave and sign back in when I get access to a shorebased computor > somewhere along the route.Take care gentlemen.