Re: ATM 12 point cell for plop...

["Jan van Gastel" <jhm.vangastel@wanadoo.nl>]

Why the advice to forget PLOP? It is a very good program. For Jacks mirror a
12 points cell is OK (and so is an 18 points of course).

Jan
http://www.geocities.com/janvangastel/


----- Original Message -----
From: <kmcbride@cob.org>
To: "Day, Jack" <jday@clinitech.net>
Cc: <atm@shore.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: ATM 12 point cell for plop...


>
>
> Jack,  forget  PLOP.    Go to ATM Volume 1 and use the formulas to
> calculate out an 18" mirror support.  Much easier to understand and build.
> 18 points on a "standard"  flotation will work excellently.
>
> Kreig
>
> @@@@@@
> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to see what the difference would be between a 12 point and a
18
> point mirror cell for supporting a mirror.  All I can get Plop to do is
> give
> me 3 bars of two points each and 6 fixed non floating points.  Can anyone
> figure out a way to get this program to spit out a diagram with two
support
> rings with 3 bars and two points on each bar?  If so perhaps ou can email
> me
> the text file that would work.  This is for a 14" plate glass mirror that
> is
> 3/4" thick.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jack Day
>
>
>
>