Re: Rtaft
Snip... Thanks Ken If ya look at that big plate on the mill, I got the top flange and the bottom out of it! I used a 1/8 endmill to cut through the plate. I'm going to check Yarde metals to look for a
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Re: Rtaft
Les... Nice work on the metal... I should get you to make me an 18 inch chamber... You should also check out the ATM_FREE Group. We are getting rolling pretty well now with 350 ATM members. Do you
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Ken Hunter <atm_ken_hunter@...>
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Rtaft
There is a crapy photo of the tester I made. I wanted to share the cam idea that rocks the knife edge in and out. It is on the right side and can raise and lower about 3/16 of an inch, It works very
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Vacuum chamber update
First off, welcome Ron [now I'm not the new guy :)] I won a diffusion pump on ebay, but it is not here yet. It holds 100ml so I will put Santovac 5 oil in it. That 100ml of oil costs about $140 but
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paladinironworks <PIW@...>
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Re: New guy
12" glass. mirror well. there
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Ken Hunter <atm_ken_hunter@...>
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New guy
Hi gang Hi to Ken / James / Les Congrats to Ken I just found your group I haven't started to put together a vacuum system yet but it is on my list and I'm collecting info. I am an ATM guy I have
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RON WHITE
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Re: NEWS...
Jmes, You are dead RIGHT on the moving sucks thing! A Turbo Pump controller shouldn't be real difficult to come up with, I see them on ebay all the time. They go for around $100 on the auctions I've
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Ken Hunter <atm_ken_hunter@...>
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Re: NEWS...
Congrats Ken! While your away, Think about ideas on how to build a Turbo Molecular Pump CONTROLLER from scratch :) One of the guys in our ATM lab won a turbo pump of Ebay. Looks in good shape but he
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James Lerch <jlerch1@...>
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NEWS...
Hi Gang, It's now official... I have been selected to be the new Electronis Systems Analyst (ESA) at the National Weather Service Office in Amarillo, Texas. My report date is 5 May but Rose and I will
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Ken Hunter <atm_ken_hunter@...>
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Re: Hello group, hi James
Thanks Ken I live in sunny Newport News VA. 23606 Les wrote: --big snip--
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paladinironworks <PIW@...>
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Re: Hello group, hi James
Hi Les, Welcome to the Group... Nice to see another smiling face with a project. Don't forget to post photo's and comments as you proceed. Where are you located? I have some Diff pumps laying in the
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Ken Hunter <atm_ken_hunter@...>
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Hello group, hi James
I just found this group as I was looking for info on vacuum stuff. I am a machinist that now owns his own shop. I like to make things, and my mirror needs recoating so...Hmm guess I'll make a chamber!
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paladinironworks <PIW@...>
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Re: Shall we close down?
I would like to see this forum stay open because one day I would like to build a chamber to coat mirrors and you guys are the only ones who have the information I would need. So, please stay on line.
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Michael Mattei <mmattei@...>
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Re: Shall we close down?
On Sun, 2003-02-16 at 18:31, Ken Hunter wrote: > Hi Guys... > > It's been 2 weeks since we have had any input to the Group, There are > 2 new members this week but no message activity. Should we close
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Darald Bantel <dbantel@...>
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Shall we close down?
Hi Guys... It's been 2 weeks since we have had any input to the Group, There are 2 new members this week but no message activity. Should we close down the group or keep it open? I'd like to see more
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Ken Hunter <[email protected]> <atm_ken_hunter@...>
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Re: Feed-thru's ^
I have NOT tried these yet! I can't see any reason they wouldn't work if you used some good vacuum grease... other than a bit of out- gassing of the rubber but with a small tank such as yours and a
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Ken Hunter <[email protected]> <atm_ken_hunter@...>
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Re: Feed-thru's ^
Ken, Wish I had heard of those feed-thrus a few month's ago :) Would have saved a ton of work! Take Care, James Lerch http://lerch.no-ip.com/atm (My telescope construction,testing, and coating site)
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James Lerch <jlerch1@...>
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Feed-thru's ^
Changed the Group photo so you wouldn't have to chase down the photo of the Feed-Thru idea I have... If you have any photo's that you would like to submit to the Group, please do. I'll rotate all
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Ken Hunter <[email protected]> <atm_ken_hunter@...>
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Feed-thru's
James, I've added a photo to my folder that might be what you are asking for. It's a common item found at hardware stores and is called a "wellnut". I imagine it would work like the hole plug at the
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Ken Hunter <[email protected]> <atm_ken_hunter@...>
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feedthrough
James, In my photo folder I have added something you might want to consider. It is a common item found at most any Hardware store and it's called a "wellnut". They come in various sizes and I imagine
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Ken Hunter <[email protected]> <atm_ken_hunter@...>
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