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P. Malone wrote:

> Well, gang, I've just ordered an 8" mirror kit from Willmann-Bell.
> This
> will be my first mirror and I have a question or two for you
> experienced
> people.
>
> One:  As the kit comes with two usable blanks I want to make a tool
> and
> save the second blank for a second mirror.  As it happens I have a bag
> of
> unsanded grout which is left over from a bathroom remodel.  Do you
> think
> that this will work for a backing?  This is not something I am locked
> into,
> but if it works it would save a few bucks.  A look at the archives
> suggests
> that many different materials can be used ranging from concrete to
> plywood.
>  I did pour a pie pan full of the stuff and have it curing in the
> sun.  It
> seemed pretty crumbly last night but then it had not really had a
> chance to
> harden completely.  Has anyone used this stuff in place of hydrocal or
>
> dental plaster?
>
> Two:  My local Home Depot has sheets of one inch tiles for $5.00 and
> change.  The spacing between tiles looks like somewhere in the
> neighborhood
> of 1/8 inch.  Are plain glazed tiles like this workable?  How hard are
> they
> in relationship to the Pyrex?  If much softer they will wear out
> before the
> grinding is done and need to be replaced. But won't new tiles scratch
> the
> mirror?  My assumption here is that the old tiles will wear more or
> less
> round and that the new ones will have sharper edges.
>
> Thank you for the help.
>
> Patricia Malone

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Well, gang, I've just ordered an 8" mirror kit from Willmann-Bell.  This
will be my first mirror and I have a question or two for you experienced
people.

One:  As the kit comes with two usable blanks I want to make a tool and
save the second blank for a second mirror.  As it happens I have a bag of
unsanded grout which is left over from a bathroom remodel.  Do you think
that this will work for a backing?  This is not something I am locked into,
but if it works it would save a few bucks.  A look at the archives suggests
that many different materials can be used ranging from concrete to plywood.
 I did pour a pie pan full of the stuff and have it curing in the sun.  It
seemed pretty crumbly last night but then it had not really had a chance to
harden completely.  Has anyone used this stuff in place of hydrocal or
dental plaster?

Two:  My local Home Depot has sheets of one inch tiles for $5.00 and
change.  The spacing between tiles looks like somewhere in the neighborhood
of 1/8 inch.  Are plain glazed tiles like this workable?  How hard are they
in relationship to the Pyrex?  If much softer they will wear out before the
grinding is done and need to be replaced. But won't new tiles scratch the
mirror?  My assumption here is that the old tiles will wear more or less
round and that the new ones will have sharper edges.  

Thank you for the help.

Patricia Malone

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