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I’m not picking up what you‘re putting down. Can you please explain the half-ass part?
Using the spring perch to secure the aircup. It wasn't designed to do that so I would be concerned about developing issues down the road.
 
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Not an issue.

The perch isn't 'securing' anything. It's not even touching the air cup. It's acting as a spacer to increase the height between the collar and top nut.

Sakebomb's suggestion was a washer stack. And that's because they don't need to waste a perch on something that could be accomplished with five(?) M10 flat washers. I didn't have washers close by and the perch fit perfectly (that's where it's supposed to go anyway). All of the stuff above the cup (top spherical collar, spherical bearing, bottom spherical collar and perch) are squeezed together between the taper collar on the shaft and the top nut. None of that's moving , shaking, or going anywhere. The only difference between that perch and a spacer (aluminum, 25mm OD, 10mm ID, 10mm H) is the perch has more material around it that's not technically needed.

My $0.02, I appreciate the feedback, but not having the parts in front of you then going to the length of calling what I'm doing a "half-ass installation" is a pretty short-sighted thing to say.

This was the original plan. *not to scale*

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