Re: ATM 10" blank

["tdfullmoon" <tdfullmoon@koan.com>]

>We saw glass out with a drill and a round plywood boear
with metal strip
>around it.
 Hi Jeff,
Your web page says you checked the glass for temper using
cross polarization examination. Could you explain this. Also
your page says you used plumber's tape on the circumference,
but makes no mention of the metal strip. could you clarify
this and the purpose of the plumbers tape?
Thanks,
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Baldwin <bald@gotnet.net>
To: Jerry Dove <jdo348@airmail.net>; atm@shore.net
<atm@shore.net>
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 9:20 PM
Subject: Re: ATM 10" blank


>
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
>bald@gotnet.net
>http://members.gotnet.net/bald
>http://members.gotnet.net/bald/atm.htm
>http://members.gotnet.net/bald/skytours.htm
>http://www.jps.net/pleman/sas
>-----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.
>>
>