Re: Schmidt Corrector Plates
PFAFF2@delphi.com
Sat, 08 Jul 1995 13:40:47 -0400 (EDT)
> I've got a general question about making corrector plates. I've always
> wondered if it would be possible to bypass the vacuum fixture and instead use
> blocking pitch to attach a suspended weight from the center of the blank. It
> seems to me that it should come close to the correct deformation depending on
> where you support the glass. Anyone know if it would work?
>
> Steve Dillinger
> fmicos!dillinger@uunet.uu.net
>
>
Sounds like a good idea ,just allow for the weight of the tool.
FYI Celestron sucks there plates over a mold then grinds the plate off flat.
Meade does use the vacuum method.
Bob Pfaff