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    Re: Link A-12 bubble sextant adjustment
    From: Jean-Philippe Planas
    Date: 2005 Nov 21, 22:36 -0800
    Thanks Nels.
    JPP

    Nels Tomlinson <nels.tomlinson@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
    Jean-Phillipe, I don't know anything about those bubble sextants, but
    I do know about tools. There are three common, U.S. sizes between
    1/16 and 1/8.

    Look here http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/tools.asp?tool=all&Group_ID=585&store=snapon-store
    for 5/64, 3/32 and 7/64. This set (
    http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=72489&group_ID=585&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog
    ), for example, has all the common sizes.


    I bet you could find the same sizes from cheaper manufacturers, too.

    HTH,
    Nels

    On 11/21/05, jean-philippe planas wrote:
    > Subject: Link A-12 bubble sextant adjustment
    >
    >
    >
    > Hello Group,
    >
    &g! t; I recently bought an A-12 Link bubble sextant but the Instrument seems to be
    > grossly out of adjustment (not surprisingly for a 67 year old instrument).
    > Therefore the index error needs to be adjusted.
    >
    > Would you know what kind of (hexagonal?) wrench is to be used to adjust the
    > index mirror of a Link A-12 bubble sextant?
    >
    > It looks like an hexagonal allen wrench is convenient. However metric keys
    > do not seem to be adequate and SAE 1/8" seems too big and 1/16" too small!!
    >
    > Does anybody has any clue about this question?
    >
    > Jean-Philippe
    >
    >
    > JPP
    >
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    JPP


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