[PLUG-TALK] azimuth/elevation mount construction
Rich Shepard
rshepard at appl-ecosys.com
Tue Aug 15 02:30:20 UTC 2006
On Mon, 14 Aug 2006, Russell Senior wrote:
> Okay, my problem is, I am not a machinist and I have no idea where to find
> this stuff that I am visualizing, what the parts are called (so as to
> search for or ask for) or whatever. This more or less has me stymied.
Russell,
Find a used camera tripod head, the type with three separate clamps for
adjustment (yaw, pitch, and roll). You can mount it on a baseplate with a
compass rose (created with PSTricks, naturally), and a protractor for
elevation/altitude angles.
Try Blue Moon Camera and Machine on N. Lombard. Jake may have an old head
from a tripod with crippled legs. You can make the compass rose and
elevation curve on the computer and mount them on 1/4" plywood or MDF.
Finish and seal edges to protect from the normal Portland weather.
Rich
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