RE: ATM A Very Bad Day

["Janik Zikovsky" <jzikovsky@hotmail.com>]

I did actually mention it at the very beginning - 9.25" which isn't really a 
standard size for mirror blanks. Your glass candle holders are a very 
interesting source for glass, unfortunately I don't think that "Bed, Bath 
and beyond" has any stores where I live (in Quebec). Another interesting 
idea i read in the archives of the ATM list is getting the top of a glass 
coffee table (for larger blanks).

I think i'll go on and finish the mirror anyway, I don't want to throw away 
the 3 days hard labor i put in grinding the mirror. Eventually i'll build a 
machine and i'll make a new 10" without breaking a sweat...

Lessons to learn :
1. Put some carpet on the ground to soften any possible blows (although the 
carpet might get wet during grinding)
2. Don't put your mirror too close to the edge of the table.


thanks to all for your sympathy

Janik Zikovsky

>
>   I have to admit I have not yet experienced you situation.  I am just
>beginning to make my first mirror and the blank is sitting in the basement
>at the moment.  In your post you didn't mention how large your mirror was.
>Since you mentioned the possibility of putting the cell in a 10" I am
>assuming it is smaller than that.  I will give you another possibility.
>
>I live on the east coast of the U.S. and we have a store here called Bed,
>Bath, and Beyond.  They sell a certain type of candle holder that I have 
>not
>seen in any other store.  These holders are glass (very green tint, but
>still translucent) and about 3/4" if not thicker.  They have a large ring 
>on
>the outside for holding the candle wax.  My friend has ground a 5" version
>of this and is in the process of figuring it now.  He said that so far,
>there has been no problem with it.  They come in 4, 5, and 8" diameters and
>the best part is that the 8" is only 9.99!!!  Because of the ring on the
>ousside rim you will need to made a special cell, but I consider that well
>worth at $40 (U.S.) discount.
>
>In my personal opinion, I would take the lessons you learned in grinding 
>and
>fine grinding and apply them to a new project.  You may even want to take
>pictures of your current mirror and place them on the web in a tutorial
>titled "Be Careful, this can happen to you."
>
>I hope this helps.  I am interested to know your decision.
>
>Mike Krauss
>

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