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Originally Posted by 9W Monighan
I originally was going to make my own collector rings but found one that suited.
Looking at your picture; Is the brass soldered to the aluminum? I've never tried to do that before.
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Oh, did you mean the frame?
I glued the Al and brass together, but for strength a 1/4' bolt connects the brass with the center ring, a similar setup like pre-stressed concrete.
I like to use AL, because it is light and easy to work with and i found very good glue. But i don't rely completely on the glue; I mostly add bolts.
i made the outrigger beams from steel, because I wanted a lot of strength there.
I plan to make the telescopic boom from AL too. it should work and it will flex a lot more than steel. And i would like to achieve that effect.
Kerst