Re: ATM A Very Bad Day

[Ryan Hess <atmryan@excite.com>]

I went through the exact same thing!  Except my mirror fell onto gravel, and
the chip wasn't as bad - just the size of a quarter.  I sold it and started
a new one.  It is a lot of trouble to start over a again, but it is probably
worth it.  Give it some time, and you won't drive yourself crazy with
thinking of ways to fix it overnight.  Hope this helps,

Ryan


On Thu, 30 Dec 1999 18:34:34 -0800, astrojoe@erols.com wrote:

>  
>  Answer ..... D - It's best to avoid all the questions when other
>  amateurs look at this mirror and ask you about your aggressive beveling
>  technique.
>  
>  Happy New year,
>  
>  Joe Castoro
>  
>  
>  > 
>  > Janik Zikovsky wrote:
>  > >
>  > > Hello all.
>  > >
>  > > This is the tale of my very bad day (today).
>  > >
>  >Snip>>
>  
>  > > heavy to put on the mirror. Whilst I was turned, the mirror slipped
off the
>  > > pitch, off the table and onto the cement floor. It's interesting to
note
>  > > that for a couple of seconds I was sure it was all a dream and I
would wake
>  > > up, and my mirror would be fine.
>  > >
>  > > Obviously it wasn't a dream, and the result of the fall is a very
large
>  > > "chip" ("chip" does not do it justice) 1.25" wide by 3.5-4" long, on
the
>  > > edge. The rest of the mirror is fine.
>  > > The chip covers about 7-8% of the area of the mirror.
>  > >
>  > > My mirror was fine ground and ready for polishing (I can take comfort
in
>  > > that it wasn't polished, figured, and aluminized...).
>  > >
>  > > So here is my question : What do I do?
>  > >
>  > > Do I :
>  > >
>  > > a) Give up ATMing and become a tibetan monk?
>  > > b) Finish the mirror anyway, and use it knowing that i'm losing 8% of
the
>  > > light?
>  > > c) Finish the mirror, but plan the telescope mount big enough to fit
a 10"
>  > > mirror, that I could make later on?
>  > > d) Put the broken mirror somewhere visible as a cautionary example,
and make
>  > > another mirror?
>  > >
>  > > Anybody with personal experience with this, i'd like to say :
>  > > "I feel your pain"
>  > > and ask what did you do?
>  > >
>  > > thanks all,
>  > > Janik Zikovsky
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Ryan Hess
Fellow ATM'er & Astrophotographer
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