ZYX Universe - Unipivot or Dual Gimbal arm

I really hope to meet all of you guys some day, even Raul. I am thoroughly convinced that half of you are almost as screwed up as I am and the other half are closin' in! Keep workin' at it, I've got a really good head start.

Larry, as I posted elsewhere, it's Maker's Mark and soda. Today's Jack is not really worth more than coke, but still palatable (wow, did I use that word?). I suppose you made it through Wilma fairly well since you're posting here. I'm still waiting to hear from a buddy in Punta Gorda who got creamed last year. I'm fairly sure he came through ok and is probably back at work. It took him all of this last year just to get a dry roof over his head again.

Happy times and bottom's up to all!

This idea of "microing by eye" got me thinking and checking myself. On my soon to be gone table I noticed that when I clamped an Lp down that it tended to be biased toward the spindel, probably by at least 1/32 of and inch. So I changed the way I clamp using a bit less down force and adding an extra o-ring to the spindel. This cut the deflection about in half but there is still a bias toward the spindel. I'm doing crude, but telling, measurements with a very light weight bubble level. The point is that what could be seen as eye level could in reality be well outside .25 degrees. This situatioin that I experienced could be somewhat difficult to see because I'm trying to sight (site ?) along a slighty concave surface. About now I'm thinking I should bone up on the voltage reading method to find that "close enough to tune by ear" zone. Thanks to all for a great lesson.

Dan