[ATM] Don't Get Your Mirror in a Sling

[rbturner at charter.net (Robert Turner)]

Is this a point of the thin mirror making is ahead of cell design or vice
versa? Meaning that ATM's have the ability to make mirrors thin enough that
the current cell supports are not adequate or that current cell supports are
more than adequate for our thin mirror abilities?
Robert
> -----Original Message-----
> From: atm-bounces@atmlist.net [mailto:atm-bounces@atmlist.net]On Behalf
> Of Stuart Hutchins
> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 12:28 PM
> To: Jeff Anderson-Lee; ATM
> Subject: Re: [ATM] Don't Get Your Mirror in a Sling
>
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> > >What is the motivation to eliminate edge supports?
> > >
> > Potato-chipping.
>
> A problem with very thin mirrors, yes?  Does fine tuning angular position,
> the height, and line-of-action  of the edge support not solve the problem?
>
> Seems to me that making the mirror too thin, in order to save glass, just
> creates lot of support problems for the cell underneath.  Where is the
> advantage?
>
> Stuart
>
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