A B C D E F G H
1

Variable

Value

           
2

f

4.500

           
3

D

15.000

           
4

F

67.375

(Swazy)

         
5

Wood density

0.025

           
6

Aluminum density

0.101

       

Calc CG

Radius+Mirror Below Bearings

7

Bearing radius w/ Formica

13.938

 

book recommends

11.00

 

14.74

14.688

8

Mirror cell below bearings

0.750

           
9

Bearing pad separation deg

65.000

 

book recommends

65 - 75

     
10

Side bearing arc deg

155.000

           
11

Setting circle clearance

1.100

           
12

Formica thickness

0.063

           
13

Teflon thickness

0.188

           
14

Veneer thickness

0.019

           
15

3/4" wood thickness

0.692

           
16

1/2" wood thickness

0.478

           
17

1/4" wood thickness

0.250

           
18                
19

Trunk height without hinges

10.000

           
20

Trunk height below hinges

7.750

 

cage height

7.50

     
21

Trunk depth

18.625

           
22

Trunk width between hinges

33.000

 

bearing height

       
23

Trunk width outside hinges

5.000

           
24                
25

Unknowns

             
26

Various eyepiece weights

             
27

1/4" wood thickness

             
28                
29

Constants

             
30

gm/lb

454.00

           

  A B C D E F G H
1  

Arm

Mass

Moment

Source

     
2

Bearings

10.29

10.33

106.35

Calc

     
3                
4

Mirror

2.81

23.00

64.69

Salesman

     
5

Mirror cell

1.00

9.00

9.00

Measure

     
6

Columniation discs

1.25

0.70

0.87

Measure

     
7

Truss connectors (lower)

4.13

1.58

6.50

Est.

     
8

Truss tubes

31.56

0.24

7.58

Calc

 

Length

60.16

9            

Top of mirror cell

4.38

10

Secondary cage

64.63

0.88

56.94

Est.

 

Cage bottom from zero

58.75

11

Truss connectors (upper)

59.25

1.00

59.25

Measure

     
12

Truss inserts (upper)

58.25

0.32

18.48

Calc

     
13

Secondary mirror w/ heater

60.88

0.43

26.28

Measure

     
14

Secondary holder

63.56

0.44

27.86

Measure

     
15

Spider w/ screws

65.38

0.26

16.70

Measure

     
16

Spider hard points

65.31

0.19

12.37

Calc

     
17

Focuser

60.88

1.28

78.04

Measure

 

Focuser center to cage bot

2.13

18

Nagler 31mm

60.88

2.20

133.93

Salesman

 

Focuser center to scope bot

60.88

19

Paracor

60.88

1.00

60.88

Est.

     
20

Rigel finder

60.88

0.17

10.26

Measure

     
21

Outhouse baffle

55.25

0.22

12.17

Est.

     
22

Secondary heater battery

63.56

0.10

6.51

Measure

     
23

Digital set circles or slop

58.75

1.00

58.75

Est.

     
24

Additional slop

60.88

0.60

36.53

Guess

     
25                
26

Totals

 

54.93

809.93

       
27                
28

Center of gravity

14.74

           
29

Cage weight

8.49

           

  A B C
1

Value

 

Source

2

Digital Set Circles

1.100

Measure

3

Dip

2.18

Calc

4

Mirror cell corner

0.75

Model

5

Mirror below bearing

0.75

Est.

6      
7

Total

4.78

 
8      
9

Rocker box sides

5.25

 
10      
11

Slop remaining

0.47

 

  A B
1

Area

222.04

2

Width of bearing

10.92

3

L (bearing)

14.98

4

L (rocker box)

15.18

5

Dip (bearing)

2.18

6

Dip (rocker box)

2.21

7    
8

CG

 
9

X CG of triangle

3.20

10

X relative to radius

6.22

11

Angled X

4.39

12

Dist from bot of scope

10.29

13    
14

Pad separation angle

Largest "r"

15

70.00

13.25

16

65.00

14.00

17

60.00

14.75


  A B C D E
1

secondary to ring

8.25

     
2

Focuser board thickness

0.25

     
3

Focuser height

1.40

     
4

Focuser slop

0.23

 

My heaviest eyepiece

1.60

5

Camera spare

0.00

 

Heaviest eyepiece (Nagler 31mm)

2.20

6

Total = L

10.13

 

camera+adapter+light eyepiece+1.25" adapter

2.19

7          
8

Mirror to secondary mirror

57.25

 

Lightest eyepiece+Adapter

0.69

9          
10

spider to center of secondary

5.25

     
11

focuser

2.25

     
12

Total cage height

7.50

     
13          
14

d=Area of 100% illumination

0.24

 

Secondary minor axis

2.60

15

Calculated minor axis

2.45

     
16          
17

Cage I.D.

16.50

     
18

Ring thickness

1.25

     
19

Cage O.D.

19.00

     

  A B C D E F G H I J K
1

F

67.38

                 
2

L

10.13

 

Slop

0.23

           
3

Light path inside cage

2.25

                 
4

Cell above mirror

0.50

est.

               
5

Eyepiece adj

1.50

guess

               
6

Hasp block

0.81

                 
7

Unadjusted Z

52.19

                 
8                      
9                      
10

Std X or Y

8.75

Tubes centers are 1/2" from inside edge of the cage.

               
11

Cage connection

-0.69

                 
12

Unadjusted X or Y

8.06

                 
13                      
14                      
15

Oak pegs

-0.69

                 
16

Aluminum connectors

-1.00

                 
17

Total tube adj.

-1.69

                 
18                      
19                      
20

Mirror cell connector

X or Y

Z

 

Total X or Y

Total Z

 

Len (raw)

Len (adj.)

 

Angle

21

Front, Front

-0.25

-0.25

 

7.81

52.44

 

53.02

51.33

 

8.47

22

Front, Side

-1.44

-0.25

 

6.63

52.44

 

52.85

51.17

 

7.20

23

Back, Side

-0.31

15.00

 

7.75

37.19

 

37.99

36.30

 

11.77

24

Back, Back

0.31

15.38

 

8.38

36.81

 

37.75

36.07

 

12.82

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