Re: new sputnik baffles

[Tom Deering <tdeering@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>  Very nice job Tom.

Wow, coming from the famed Greg Erker, that's a pretty big compliment.

>  Are the corners of these "steps"
>quite square or rounded?

They are much more square than the photos show.   Maybe the best
illustration is the tiny sliver I placed in the frame with the "cut-away"
view.  I meant to shoot a before and after comparison shot, but haven't
gotten around to it.

>  Many moons ago when Sam and Joel
>and I were discussing Spud baffles
>I looked into this type of material.
>But the local hobby shop only had
>siding type sheets so the steps weren't
>big enough to do any good.

I almost used that stuff!  My hobby store just piles all the different
kinds together, so I about gave up when I stumbled onto this stuff.  It is
a little pricey, (almost $7 for a sheet) but it's nifty!

Tom