Re: [ATM] Pitch lap woes, not parchament

["Norm Prince" <norman.prince@verizon.net>]

Ahmen Francis,

I was starting to get mighty curious about that mirror/lap sandwich you 
had... having revued so much advice, but no outcome...i was on the verge of 
telling you to put the thing in the oven on just shy of 200deg C...which is 
what i did on my first, and only finished, and smaller than yours mirror. 
Glad you got those two seperated... :)

happy polishing and such
-norm-
Georgia, USA (land of the curious)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Francis J. O'Reilly" <foreilly@bestweb.net>
To: <atm@atmlist.net>
Cc: <mirrorworkshop@mtbparker.com>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 20:47 PM
Subject: [ATM] Pitch lap woes, not parchament


>
> This week I tried all of the recommended methods to relieve my mirror from
> it's pitch lap trap.
>
> Initially, last Sunday, I tried a brief venture into the realm of the
> bigger hammer, however a mentor advised against it strongly and frankly, I
> did not need much persuasion to desist, but it did no good. I let the
> mirror and pitch lap stay in cold water overnight, and and the next day 
> and
> overnight again. Nothing. It has been very cold here in downstate Brewster
> NY about 40 miles north of NYC, so I did not try the hose method, I did
> however spray water at a healthy pressure from the faucet, still nothing, 
> a
> day and a half in the freezer (Thank goodness my wife is in New Mexico for
> a couple of weeks) Still stuck, Wednesday I tried a woodworker's clamp
> (Although not much pressure was applied) Once again, the mirror and tool
> remained stuck. Finally, this evening I tried immersion in hot water. That
> did the trick.
>
> I've cleaned up the mess I made and tomorrow, I am looking forward to
> returning to Dick Parker's workshop.
>
> Francis J. O'Reilly
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