044 — Direktlink
10.05.2017, 03:13 Uhr
kerst
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Some progress on the boom. These are the ends for the boom sections. It took some work to get them straight, square, parallel and true, etc. , but the preparatory work paid off.
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These two pictures show the setup for the assembly of the boom sections. Once set up it was a matter of fitting the laces in and soldering them. I made five 12 meter (40’) sections. With the butt and the top I will reach 72 original meters, which translates in roughly a scale length of 10 feet. My little cutoff saw was great for cutting the 3/32” laces.
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Each section took about 3 hours to solder together. This is the result. They are not perfect, but good enough and the boom is pretty straight.
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Next the butt and top section.
Kerst |