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wave-brace-coil

this is an untried idea for a fast improvised coil brace for wave stabilization.

 

You'll need a 2 liter soda bottle and a few zip ties. cut the bottom off of the bottle at the desired angle of shaft to coil.

 

Cut a hole in the top of the bottle on the same side as the high end of the angle. The hole should be near the flat side of the bottle and be big enough to slide over the shaft of your detector.

 

punch four holes about as far apart as the width of your MD shaft and about 1" from the top hole and bottom edge.

 

Thread the shaft of your MD through the top hole so that the bottle bottom is flush with the coil at the desired angle.

 

Fasten the bottle in place with zip ties through the four holes.

 

Leave the top off of the bottle so air doesn't get trapped wen you submerge it.

 

If this work for anyone, let me know.

 

If it fails miserably, let me know as well so I can pull the image and instructions off of the site.

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Uploaded on July 29, 2008
Taken on July 28, 2008