Patrick,
Tanya emailed that they were on a show in NY and will be back
Monday.
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Am 13.04.25 um 13:37 schrieb
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That's a disc coupler from Ruland.? I have one on my own
mount on the Dec drive axis.? I've been trying to find a
replacement for my own coupler, which has loosened up a lot (to
the point of introducing a ton of backlash) and even after
tightening the tiny, tiny disc screws may not remain tight.? I
can find an almost-exact replacement on Ruland's website, but it
doesn't have set screws but is rather a collar tightening
model.? And it's priced at USD $108 for one.? I suspect that
Losmandy may have had a custom-made model, or else the set screw
version is no longer being made by Ruland.? ?I'm waiting (after
more than 4 days) for Losmandy to return my call / voicemail to
see what they can offer me.? The $50 Oldham coupler on their
website does not appear to be long enough.? The Ruland disc
coupler is about 24mm long and I have not found an Oldham
coupler anywhere that is long enough to fit both the worm axis
and the gearbox axis, and even the one on Losmandy's store
website looks too short.? There are a couple of options I've
identified but I still want to hear back from Losmandy in case
they can offer the original Ruland coupler or at least guidance
on the best replacement.
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-- Patrick Freeman
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