Re: ATM 10" blank

["Jeff Baldwin" <bald@gotnet.net>]

We saw glass out with a drill and a round plywood boear with metal strip
around it.  See the story at http://members.gotnet.net/bald/atm.htm and
click your way to the link about sawing glass.
JB

Jeff Baldwin,  Stockton, CA
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Dove <jdo348@airmail.net>
To: atm@shore.net <atm@shore.net>
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 6:00 PM
Subject: ATM 10" blank


>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm new to the list and I'm not to sure how to go about this.
>I'm going to try to build my first scope  from  1/2" x 10" sq. plate
>glass, if this is feasible. I've seen posts saying that it has been
>done before, but what kind of problems can I look forward to?
> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to cut the corners off
>and round the blank?  I tried a ceramic tile saw ( hand held type) and
>it would barely cut it.
> I'm a carpenter by trade so this is going to be new to me.
>Any advice/ help would be very much appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Jerry Dove
> Fort Worth, Tx.
> Partly cloudy and 76 deg.
>