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From: tkrajci{at}san.osd.mil
Reply-To: tkrajci{at}san.osd.mil


>From: "Dwight K. Elvey" 

>http://overton.tamu.edu/aset/krajci/cell-12-pt/cell-12-pt.htm

>...No one said you had to make the long springy thing.
>The actual support triangle can even be a circle of metal
>with the three points....

The other issue at play here is that skinny triangular supports demand
careful/accurate calculation of the balance point, and then proper
fabrication/location of the hinge/pivot.  If you don't do that...you won't
have the desired balance forces on the support points and your mirror's
shape will suffer.

This is why it is a good idea to have your triangular support points
arranged in a more 'equilateral' manner if at all possible.

Tom Krajci
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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