Re: ATM Turning lenses

["Richard Schwartz" <richas@earthlink.net>]

I guess you must know more than you are letting on.   Can you tell us what
happened when you tried to do it?   How badly was your lathe damaged by the
abrasives?

Also, I think the original poster wanted to TURN the lens, not grind it with
abrasive.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Hunter" <kb7h@onemain.com>
To: "Sinclair, Alan (CORP, GEAccess)" <alan.sinclair@geaccess.com>
Cc: <atm@shore.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: ATM Turning lenses


>
> Yes...
>
> The lathe is ideal for working the mounting cell for the lens but useless
> for making the lens. You do not want to get the abrasives necessary for
> glass grinding anywhere near the lathe.
>
> Ken Hunter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sinclair, Alan (CORP, GEAccess)" <alan.sinclair@geaccess.com>
> To: <atm@shore.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 4:51 PM
> Subject: ATM Turning lenses
>
>
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I intend to buy a lathe within the next 6 months and I am researching
the
> > options - will probably settle for an English Myford lathe. I was going
to
> > attempt to turn some convex surfaces and have a go at making some small
> > lenses. Does anyone have any tips or advice about turning convex
surfaces
> > for lens making in small engineering lathes?
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
>
>