Now that all four (4) knife-edge baffles have been drilled, it is now
time to construct the baffle rack. Outside of the polycarbonate
knife-edge baffles themselves, the other components that make up the
baffle rack is the hardware. The collection of which contains three
(3) 1/4"-20 x 3' threaded rods, and twenty-four (24) of the following:
nuts, washers and lock washers.
The above picture shows the rack
partially assembled with the hardware loosely fitted so that I can
adjust the distance between each knife-edge baffle as specified on the
race trace. To get a better understanding of how this vital part of
the telescope will come together, here is a
diagram showing
a close-up of the hardware arrangement that will secure the individual
knife-edge baffles to the threaded rods. It may prove quite helpful to those interested in making a
baffle rack for their optical instrument. |
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