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From: Paul Dolkas
Date: 2021 Sep 1, 04:58 +0000
Darcy (or anybody else who is interested)-
I got the SLA back from Shapeways, so it’s available if you still want it. Is anybody else interested in adding a light to your Davis Mk 15?
Paul Dolkas
650 464 5106
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Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2021 10:00 PM
To: Paul Dolkas <paul@dolkas.net>
Subject: [NavList] Re: Davis MK15 light mod possible?
Darcy-
I took some measurements and was drawing this up when it occurred to me that the easiest way to make this is to have it 3-D printed out of clear or translucent
plastic. That will save you from having to scrounge up the plastic & glue the pieces together. So I created the model on CAD and uploaded it to Shapeways and it would cost them $7.50 to print it up plus probably a few more to ship it. That’s probably about
as much as if you went out & bought the plastic yourself. What you would have to do is trim it with a file (if it needs it) & paint it with model paint. Then you glue it onto the sextant with 5 min epoxy & add the Velcro patch for the little Photon LED light.
Does that sound like it might work? Here are the shots of the 3-D model. The black areas you paint first with white paint to make it reflective on the inside,
then black paint on the outside. The red areas you keep unpainted
-Paul
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Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2021 12:15 AM
To: Paul Dolkas <paul@dolkas.net>
Subject: [NavList] Re: Davis MK15 light mod possible?
Darcy-
Sorry this took so long - I will sketch something up this weekend and send it to you.
-pAUL
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