Re: [Nml] Davis Sextants
Subject: Re: [Nml] Davis Sextants
WSMurdoch@XXX.XXX
Date: Tue Jan 26 1999 - 20:40:37 EST
I have a Davis 25 ($100 or so when it was new). The shades on my sextant did
not pivot easily, and I found that the index error shifted after I changed
shades probably because I bent the frame a little moving them. The fix was
easy. I put a little toothpaste on the hinge, sat down, and moved the shades
a hundred times or so to polish up the pivot. I rinsed the toothpaste off and
all has been fine since.
I also have a Freiberger Drum Sextant bought about the time the wall came
down. The optics are not at all hazy. I own both a split mirror and a whole
horizon mirror for the instrument. The split mirror does a little better with
poor light. The whole horizon mirror is easier to use. Pick your poison. By
the way Freiberger has a web site http://www.fpm.de.
Bill Murdoch
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