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Author:  jimwebster [ Thu Sep 08, 2011 11:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Truss Idea

With our UTA clamps, you can build a folding cylinder that transports like this:

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Author:  jimwebster [ Thu Sep 08, 2011 11:44 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Truss Idea

But expands outward like this:

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Author:  jimwebster [ Thu Sep 08, 2011 11:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Truss Idea

You can make an accordion truss cage with 6 or 8 trusses, depending on the stiffness required.

Not only is an 8 truss configuration stiffer, but it is much easier to make a shroud that does not cut into the incoming light path.

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