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ATM 3/4" plate glass.. how big???




("atm@shore.net")

    O.K. you edler mirror makers how far can you go with a 3/4" plate glass 
blank???
    Is 16" too big?? even at f6..??
     Is 14" too big?? at f5     so on , so on.  I have a table top 30"x69" 
by 3/4" nice green plate glass
and I want to push the limit. I know It's really thin, ..so is my wallet. 
Experimentation situation, come on
guys I need some input.. I am presently grinding two mirrors, one at 9"x 
5/8" plate and the other at
10"x5/8" plate. Both are at 15micron now and as far as I can see they are  
spherical and comming along nicely. I know I need  to finish these before I 
proceed to the 3/4" but the glass says it doen't want to be
a table top any more. (I have checked the glass with polirized filters on 
the rotation and the sweep and
there is no stress to the naked eye)  I have also scored the surface with a 
carbide scriber and you can write
your name on the surface easily.  How big can I go???? Is 16" too big at f6  
???
                                                                           
RUSS JOCOY
("atm@shore.net")





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