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RE: Truss Tube Or Sonotube

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Posted by BB on May 29, 2000 10:43:38 UTC

I would go with a sonotube. A truss takes more time to construct, costs more, and if you don`t assemble all the parts correctly, you could have troubles aligning the mirror and secondary.

Some ATMers configure the sonotube so that it can be cut in half for easy portability.


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