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All crates were delivered to our site (primary shown here) within two days of our arrival.
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The platform was erected by Dave Carlson et al. on Saturday morning, Dec 13.
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The bolts holding the primary in its crate were found to have loosened in shipping; one fell out.
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The staging platform.
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Deformed high spots on the mirror mounting flange were obvious around the bolt holes.
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These were removed by hand, by countersinking and scraping.
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A ding in the side of the flange also raised a high spot, which was scraped down.
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1-wire serial temperature sensors were installed on the primary back.
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The sensors were fitted with clips to attach to the primary ribs.
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Making the spreader triangle out of 2" steel angle.
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This triangle will be saved by Jack Corbin/Bill Johnson if possible so we can use it next year.
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The guard ring was adjusted to fit pretty well.