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Re: Manufacture of Bygraves
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2009 Aug 17, 23:43 +0200
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2009 Aug 17, 23:43 +0200
The MHR1 just sold for 1990 pounds, $3300 US, way out of my price range. I am glad that I got to hold three of them in my hands last month in London. gl Brad Morris wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/U-Boat-MHR-1-Dennert-Pape-Sextant-Calculator-Slide-Rule_W0QQitemZ140338425807 > > currently on eBay. Looks like a very nice one. > > For all the talk of the Flat Bygrave (hat's off Gary), there is nothing, absolutely nothing like the feel of this solidly made, top rank instrument. I recommend it highly! > > Best Regards > Brad > > > ________________________________________ > From: NavList@fer3.com [NavList@fer3.com] On Behalf Of glapook@PACBELL.NET [glapook@PACBELL.NET] > Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 11:19 PM > To: NavList@fer3.com > Subject: [NavList 9378] Manufacture of Bygraves > > I was in London last month and made arrangements (with the assistance of Geoffrey Kolbe, thanks again) to see the examples of Bygraves and the HR series held by the Science Museum and by The National Maritime Museum. I attach two photos showing my hot little hand holding examples of each. > > The Bygrave I saw was a Mk II serial number 105, the same one shown in Van Riet's paper. I measured the diameters of the scales, actually their circumfrances using a tape measure, and my numbers are very slightly different than his. I believe my measurements are accurate to one-half of a millimeter. > > The circumfrances were: > > Cotan 174mm > Cos 187mm > Cursor tube 203mm > Knob at bottom of cosine scale 207mm > > Dividing by Pi gives diameters of: > > Cotan 55.4mm > Cos 59.5mm > cursor 64.6mm > Knob 65.9mm > > I am attaching two photos showing two details of the construction. One is a photo of the cotan scale showing that it was printed on paper and then wrapped around the tube. You can see the gap that has developed over time. The second shows a detail of the long pointer, it is bent downward to be near the cotan scale to eliminate parallax. > > The National maritime Museum has three examples of the HR1 and one example of the larger HR2. The three HR1s were in cans and the HR2 had a cover and was obviously meant to be mounted on a desk. The first two HR1s I examined were in perfect shape but the third one (the one I am holding in the picture) was in poor shape. I am attaching two photos of the HR2 one showing the scale revealing the same construction method used in the Bygrave, a paper scale glued around a tube. > > It was a thrill for me to actually see these instruments. My first impression was that they are very big compared to the one I constructed which is only one and a half inches in diameter. > > gl > > >File:>File:>File:>File:>File:>File:>File:> > > > "Confidentiality and Privilege Notice > The information transmitted by this electronic mail (and any attachments) is being sent by or on behalf of Tactronics; it is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee named above and may constitute information that is privileged or confidential or otherwise legally exempt from disclosure. If you are not the addressee or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to same, you are not authorized to retain, read, copy or disseminate this electronic mail (or any attachments) or any part thereof. If you have received this electronic mail (and any attachments) in error, please call us immediately and send written confirmation that same has been deleted from your system. Thank you." > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NavList message boards: www.fer3.com/arc Or post by email to: NavList@fer3.com To , email NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
