Well.

This IS the place for dumb questions, right?

I got and viewed Jose's excellent intro tape, I read "The Home Machinist" book.
I've made a little oilite coupling with two different diameters and a hole
drilled through it to match my telescope to my tripod. It's a little loose but
could be worse.

But WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE MOVABLE DEGREE WHEEL PROTRACTOR THING on the
7x10????? Right under the tool holder. I can't see anything it can do that just
clamping a tool at an odd angle wouldn't do, why go through all the trouble
of making that thing?

There, I asked. Confine gurgles to an area 90 degrees to the right of the
computer.

Mike
K4QET

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