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Domenic Sarcia and Bob Vere take "Big Ben" outside to
clean it before epoxying in the G10 collar |
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Big Ben, showing groove that will accept the G10 collar to connect
Big Ben to the cold optical bench |
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Zoom to show the groove (right hand side) cut into Big Ben to accept
the G10 collar. |
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Pink etchant to clean groove prior to G10 epoxy step. This etchant
cleans and pits the aluminum to ensure a good epoxy bond. |
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"Big Ben" after etchant cleaning of G10 collar groove
- cleaning groove with air |
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High quality measuring tools for preparing epoxy for mixing... |
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Domenic Sarcia mixes epoxy... |
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G10 collar epoxied into Big Ben. Cleaning excess epoxy with acetone. |
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Final view of G10 collar after epoxying into Big Ben warm bulkhead |
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Using the cold shield to maintain constant pressure on the G10 as
the epoxy hardens against Big Ben. Domenic inspecting the works... |
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Filter Box bulkhead being light-weighted on Miltronics machine in
BU SIF. |
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Side view of Miltronics with Mimir Filter Box bulkhead on bed. Dwarfed
by the machine... |
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Outer flange for stainless steel cryostat shell being machined at
BU SIF. |