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Robert,

There is a little known adjustment screw on the trommel's backside just
behind the
quick release clamp that allows you to make adjustments for the symptom
you describe. A tiny turn of that screw make a big change so be careful. It
may have a tiny plastic cap over it.

Freiberger in no way is a premier brand, but at $300 represents an
exceptional value when some Davis sextants are selling for over $200. ;-)

Joel Jacobs


----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Eno" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: A GOOD SEXTANT BUY


> I owned a Frieberger sextant some years ago. Nice instrument but there is
> one feature about it that I found to be a significant problem. The release
> mechanism is constructed such that aluminium pivots on aluminium. After a
> while, the whole mechanism bids up and then you have to take the bloody
> thing apart to unstick it.  I paid $400.00 Cdn for mine but given a
choice,
> I don't think I would buy one again.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Williams" 
> To: 
> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 8:32 AM
> Subject: Re: A GOOD SEXTANT BUY
>
>
> > Could you comment, tho, on the other stuff he has for
> > sale - every sextant is "calibrated" even so-called
> > "lifeboat" sextants for 50 bucks? Difficult to know
> > which statements to trust with such a range of goods on
> > offer from one person..Keith Williams
> >
> >

   

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