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    Re: Doug Royer's Artificial Horizon
    From: Fred Hebard
    Date: 2005 Feb 25, 14:56 -0500

    On Feb 25, 2005, at 2:44 PM, Royer, Doug wrote:
    
    > Bruce,
    > a little background on this 1st. Remember last year when you and
    > George gave me pointers on the 1st(square)one I made? I took both of
    > your  inputs and made a triangular A.H.
    > I was experimenting making glass A.H.s that were square with 6-32
    > machine screw level adjusters.That configuration was extremely
    > difficult to level out.
    > The black glass surface was extremely reflective.However,I found it
    > wasn't very robust as I cracked the glass at some point and the 3145
    > RTV didn't like to hold the glass to the aluminum base.Scratch the
    > glass and back to the drawing board.
    >
    
    
    Doug,
    
    If you wished, couldn't you leave the plexiglass cut square or
    rectangular but only use three legs, one fixed and two adjustable?  It
    would be more tipsy than a triangular piece, but might accommodate the
    levels more easily.
    
    Fred
    
    
    

       
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