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Re: Sextant Repairs
From: Douglas Denny
Date: 2010 Mar 28, 11:21 -0700
From: Douglas Denny
Date: 2010 Mar 28, 11:21 -0700
"....Forgive me for I have sinned. I was trying to "tune" my sextant, a SNO-T, and over tightened the horizon adjustment nut. See attached photos. I am wondering if anyone knows where I might get a replacement? ......"
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Answer: Find a friendly model engineer equipped with a lathe who will be pleased to make one for you, most probably at zero cost just for the fun of it.
Douglas Denny.
Chichester. England.
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