debut will be the Pressblower DSE 250 for molding large TPE automotive CVJ and
rack-and-pinion boots and bellows.
Niceties included in the $477 price are a pair of Plossl eyepieces, an aluminum
rack-and-pinion focuser, and a 6[yen]30 finder.
More like a car than a gulley-climber, response so far has been uniformly approving with paeans of praise lavished on the gutsy 4.3 V8 and positive
rack-and-pinion steering.
The JT3020 also features a
rack-and-pinion thrust drive with a double rack that is welded rather than bolted on, which prevents misalignment with the pinion.
Helical
rack-and-pinion drives and digital AC brushless motors power the major linear axes.
Supplied by ZF Lenksysteme, a joint venture between ZF and Bosch, this
rack-and-pinion steering unit adds a planetary gearbox and electric motor to increase or decrease the steering angle of the front wheels.
The CUT 85 has a frame design with fully closed structural members, surface hardened linear guideways and a high-speed
rack-and-pinion saw carriage drive with cutting and feed speeds up to 100mpm.
With its innovative
rack-and-pinion drive system and a compact 48-inch (122-cm) width, the unit is specially designed for working on small to medium diameter HDD projects.
Built around optics crafted and tested at the company's Oceanside, California, facility, this instrument features a powder- coated metal tube, 111/44-inch
rack-and-pinion focuser with an integral T-thread fitting for camera adapters, two Plossl eyepieces, and a 6 N 30 finder.
These compact hydraulic units replace bulkier
rack-and-pinion systems.
At its heart is a standard
rack-and-pinion steering system to which is added a planetary gearset and an electric motor.
One of the company's newest offerings is the Voyager Family Telescope, which comes fully assembled and ready to use "right out of the box." The 411/42-inch f/4.4 reflector is supplied with a 111/44-inch
rack-and-pinion focuser and two eyepieces yielding 16[yen] and 100[yen].