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Subject: Re: VBB Construction Progress
From: Karl Cunningham karlc@.......
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1999 07:25:33 -0700


Barry, et al:

To compress the spring in a controlled way, I made a clamp out of some 3/8"
square aluminum bars and some 10-32 threaded rods.  With one clamp on each
side of the leaf spring, I can slowly and very controllably compress the
leaf spring by tightening nuts on the threaded rods.

Karl


At 06:56 PM 10/29/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>Rex
>  Nice photos. I hope to be able to show some photos as soon as I create a
>web page. I changed  STM's design slightly.  I was continuously  removing
>and replacing the the leaf spring for various reasons. I finally cut the non
>bearing side of the aluminum that supports the brass leaf spring support
>rods away. That way instead of trying to keep the leaf spring in place while
>inscrewing the flexures , I simply squeeze the ends of the leaf spring
>together slightly and  it comes out from beneath the beam.
>Regards
>Barry


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