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Scott Holtzman

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Re: Finally working on them
« Reply #30 on: June 17, 2018, 10:20:11 PM »


Holy crap! I KNEW that I recognized your name.  Cloudy Nights forums, right?  I have lusted after that pier for quite some time! My current portable pier is an ATS.  It's super rigid and damps uber quick, but damn, it's heavy to transport.  Ask me sometime about my Sorbothane Losmandy damping feet mods. My rig oscillates 1/2 wave, at most, with a hard slap to the aperture edge of the OTA, resting on stable ground.

Sorry to veer off-topic, guys. But Dave is a badass from another universe!

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Dave, those telescope mountains are gorgeous.  Great engineering is so art to me.

I am getting excited to see these mounts.  Will have to start checking mailbox soon!  Seriously do you know when the initial batch is going out?

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Re: Finally working on them
« Reply #31 on: June 18, 2018, 11:25:18 AM »

Dave, those telescope mountains are gorgeous.  Great engineering is so art to me.

I am getting excited to see these mounts.  Will have to start checking mailbox soon!  Seriously do you know when the initial batch is going out?

Hi Scott,
Thanks!
The Monolith was one of the most interesting projects I've worked on, and something I'm very proud of. 
I'm considering resurrecting them with a couple of improvements.
Unfortunately the guy I made them for was not honest and ended up stiffing me for quite a few $. 

We'll finish the saddles today. Then on to the lower socket.  Then everything off to anodizing.
Then make the rocker nuts and collect hardware.
When they get back from ano, it's assemble and ship.
We're looking at a few weeks.

Then on to my lighting clamps.
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Re: Finally working on them
« Reply #32 on: June 23, 2018, 06:54:56 PM »

Here's the next part.
The pole socket and clamp.
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« Reply #33 on: June 23, 2018, 10:48:02 PM »

Dave, if I may ask more geek questions:  Will the socket head cap screws be accessed from the bottom?  Have you considered HeliCoil or similar stainless steel threaded inserts for the curved washer/nuts?  It looks like you have machined a nice flat bearing surface on the lower piece for the screws.

Sorry for the non-audio questions, but fabrication work is so cool when well done (as yours clearly is).
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Re: Finally working on them
« Reply #34 on: June 23, 2018, 11:11:25 PM »

No cap screws; Knobs.
No tools required is one of MY requirements.
The slider 'washers' will be threaded and loc-tited to a flathead allen.
Tightened with knobs.
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« Reply #35 on: June 24, 2018, 12:15:56 AM »

No cap screws; Knobs.
No tools required is one of MY requirements.
The slider 'washers' will be threaded and loc-tited to a flathead allen.
Tightened with knobs.

An elegant solution. Very nice. Thank you for the description and explanation.  I would not have thought to use a female threaded knob.  Lots of knob shapes to choose from, too, and easily tested/evaluated by a variety of users.
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Re: Finally working on them
« Reply #36 on: June 24, 2018, 10:33:32 AM »

Here's the next part.
The pole socket and clamp.

Wow Dave - your machining is very nice indeed. Each piece you have posted is a work of art. I'm excited to see the finished product.
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Re: Finally working on them
« Reply #37 on: June 24, 2018, 12:15:19 PM »

Beautiful work, Dave.
May I ask if you've considered captive adjustment knobs, like some of the better tripod ball-heads? 


Also, I have the tall TS99bl stands from Ultimate Support where after mounting a BT-12, the top is above my sightline, and I'm 6'2".  Even without the BT-12, it is still hard to see, and muscle control adds to aiming difficulty.  Getting a speaker on the top is difficult enough, weight in the air, and not being able to visually align the pole and socket sometimes makes it a multi-lift situation.
Something like a K&M 21434-009-55 Steep-Angled Mounting Aid helps quite a bit.  My suggestion would be to make the top speaker pole a size to accommodate the K&M piece, or something of your design.


It does look like a great alternative to the BT-12.
Congrats, and thanks.


frank


ps. I did some reading on your telescope mount - some very nice engineering and construction. Congrats on that, too.
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Re: Finally working on them
« Reply #38 on: June 24, 2018, 01:57:51 PM »

Thanks, Frank.

The total added height should be around 2", which should help a little in your situation.
Hmmmm. . . I could put a spring-loaded guide pin in the top pin.
The pointy aspect of the K&M piece seems like it would concentrate the load inside the center of the speaker socket.
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Re: Finally working on them
« Reply #39 on: June 24, 2018, 03:08:45 PM »

No cap screws; Knobs.
No tools required is one of MY requirements.
The slider 'washers' will be threaded and loc-tited to a flathead allen.
Tightened with knobs.
Hi Dave,

Have you seen McMaster Carr's selection of bolts with T-slot heads? They appear to be less expensive than your time and effort vs. custom parts.

https://www.mcmaster.com/#catalog/124/2651/=1dfdiwd

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