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Re: (ATMoB:Discuss) Question about Teflon



You can buy heavy duty teflon tape, about 3/4 inch wide, at Woodworkers 
Warehouse.  It is normally used for making drawers slide easier.

Bernie Kosicki

At 08:35 AM 7/6/01 -0400, mcarnes ^a^ lexicon dot com wrote:
>OK, I'm slowly getting sucked into this ATM thing... Time for a stupid
>question:  I'd like to build a simple Alt/Az mount for a little 90mm F/11
>refractor I bought during the Natural Wonders death throes.  I've got a
>basic plan, but I need some pieces of Teflon to smooth the motion in a
>couple of places.  I know you Dob builders do this.  The question is -- what
>do I look for in the hardware store?  I was in Home Depot the other day and
>my description was only good enough to get very odd looks from the people
>there.  Thanks for any clarifications.
>                 Michael


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