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Re: Construction of Sextant Arm Pivot Questions ?
From: Robert Eno
Date: 2007 Nov 8, 21:08 -0500

Greg,

Somewhat off topic:

How would you compare the Navy Mk 3 with other sextants -- assuming you've
handled a few?

robert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Rudzinski" 
To: "NavList" 
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 6:21 PM
Subject: [NavList 3840] Re: Construction of Sextant Arm Pivot Questions ?


>
> The index arm on my 1970 M.Low U.S. Navy Mark 3 has a single pin with
> two separate cone tapers of the same brass material as the frame
> bearing. Normal wear should seat the tapered pin further into the
> frame keeping the system snug. A pin retainer screw holds everything
> together and sets bearing tightness.
>
> Greg Rudzinski



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