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| Date | Description
and size of large image in KB |
Image |
| From
left to right in the CAD Drawing 1) Adapter ring (light blue) 2) Gate valve (grey/green) 3) Vacuum Cone (blue) 4) Steel Bellows, with 2 bolt flanges added (white) |
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| 19
May 2004 |
Final
assembly of the Bellows, Vacuum Cone, Gate Valve and Adapter Ring. (80
KB) |
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| 05
Feb 2004 |
The
bellows before the bolt flange was welded on. (71 KB) |
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| 05
Feb 2004 |
Machining
the bolt flange for the bellows. (79 KB) |
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| 20
Feb 2004 |
Another top View of the Vacuum Cone on top of the Gate Valve. (79 KB) |  |
| 10 Feb 2004 | Top View of the Vacuum Cone on top of the Gate Valve. (85 KB) |  |
| 10 Feb 2004 | Side View #2 of the Vacuum Cone on top of the Gate Valve. (77 KB) |  |
| 10
Feb 2004 |
Side
View of the Vacuum Cone on top of the Gate Valve. (77 KB) |
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| 05
Feb 2004 |
View
looking down onto the Gate Valve. (79 KB) |
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| 05
Feb 2004 |
Chips
of Aluminum after machining the Vacuum Cone. (87 KB) |
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| 05 Feb 2004 | The Vacuum cone being machined, view 3. (81 KB) |  |
| 05
Feb 2004 |
The Vacuum cone being machined, view 2. (91 KB) |  |
| 05
Feb 2004 |
The
Vacuum cone being machined. (76 KB) |
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| 05
Feb 2004 |
80
Pound billet of Aluminum before it was turned into the 18 pound vacuum
cone. Machining done at the UF Physics Dept. Machine shop. (82 KB) |
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University of Florida Dept. of Astronomy 211 Bryant Space Sciences Gainesville, FL 32611 (352)392-2052, ext. 244 (N. Raines) |
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