Re: [ATM] Re: Lining up the STARS and Optical alignment

["David Harbour" <scarab2@cox.net>]

Brian-

They really are marvelous, as the poet said, "A miracle of rare device."
Ritchey used a six lobed one, whose raised areas ("area programmed) were
shaped like six radiating Zulu warrior shields (full diameter tool; always
used as a full diameter tool) to "automatically" parabolize the 60" mirror
(though, I understand he did need to do some work with a subdiameter tool,
also). I am a little ill today, but I will put ypour name in my request
folder and get it out to you pretty quick, unless I croak.

They work so well that you might be tempted to abandon the more popular
methods (except for very large mirrors).

Thanks for request, Brian.

Dave
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian William Bainbridge" <brianb@u.washington.edu>
To: "David Harbour" <scarab2@cox.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: [ATM] Re: Lining up the STARS and Optical alignment


> Dave
> I don't know what a Zulu lap is but I'm always interested in miracles!
> Would you mind sending me the articles you mentioned?
> Thanks
> Brian
>
>
>
> On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, David Harbour wrote:
>
> > Russ-
> >
> > You are too kind!
> >
> > It is mostly physical health that has caused me to abandon actual
atm-ing in
> > favor of instructing many "newbies" from my experience; I have kept the
many
> > well illustrated lessons I have composed either in Word 2000 or as
Outlook
> > Express html emails. (Arthritis takes the fun out of most things). These
are
> > available to anyone who wants them. I have specialized, over the years,
in
> > "area ruled" figuring, and laps for same. Many of you will remember that
I
> > call these laps "Zulu laps". They are a miracle of rare device.
> >
> > You are too generous!
> >
> > Thanks for your recognition of my very modest contributions. There are
many
> > people on the list with vast experience, and one other advantage over
me:
> > they are smarter. But by golly, I wouldn't miss this "moveable feast"
for
> > anything! Not only do we get to tap into a huge pool of atm-ing
knowledge,
> > but we get to be entertained, very well, occcasionally, by Flying Wing
Man,
> > Richard Schwartz! The great renaissance man came through Enid to see me
this
> > spring!
> >
> > Thanks again, Russ. You are a good man, my friend.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > P.S.- Have many (well, some) illustrated articles on what I consider
almost
> > a miracle when it comes to figuring: the Zulu lap; happy to send same to
> > anyone. I don't think any of them take too long to download, even with a
56K
> > connection.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Russell Jocoy" <russjocoy@hotmail.com>
> > To: <Scarab2@cox.net>; <atm@atmlist.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:45 PM
> > Subject: Lining up the STARS and Optical alignment
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >>    To all on the the list and anyone who does not know David Harbour...
> > (sp)
> >>     I am so glad to hear (see) your listing. To all that know you, have
a
> >> respect for your
> >> accomplishments, let alone your fever to inform the ones to carry on
your
> >> passion of creating
> >> a window to the cosmos from a piece of glass.. David you may sit at
home
> > and
> >> feel that
> >> these things are not that important, but you have influenced many
ATMer's,
> >> and impressed
> >> the Professionals (sp). You give and give and one day you will finally
go
> > to
> >> MARS, If you just
> >> request it. (You told me as a boy that your amazement of the "RED"
planet
> >> pulled you towards
> >> the need to look into the night sky)   That you have done my friend,
and
> >> helped many a rookie
> >> to figure the glass into a "telescope"...   This is a great thing to
pass
> >> on, I just hope that I could
> >> someday do the same..... David, you are a Good Man...... Russ Jocoy
> >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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