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Prototype 8

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The tilt axis could benefit from a magnetic lock. So make a bracket

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Somewhat tricky fixturing to support the thin walls

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Cutting the slot

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I love it when things fit

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Ready for installation

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Now, hook up the wires and write the software

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The magnetic lock works great

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Ready for a road trip to Eugene to visit Marcel Braun and the crew

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Ready to go

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Marcel is getting ready

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38mm tube fits

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Square maria on 38mm

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It works without a collar for a while, then drifts

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Now, try a bubble

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A large, but imperfect bonglike bubble

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Jordan Kube brought his lathe at the same time I was there

Marcel Braun testing Proto 8