Re: ATM 55 Gal. Drums and Precision Optics !!

[Greg Furtman <gfurtman@spacestar.net>]

At 06:55 PM 7/24/97 -0400, polaris@gsn.net wrote:
>OK folks,
>
>   I'm about to start working on a 16" mirror project and am searching 
>for an empty 55 gal. metal drum to make my grinding stand from. For my 
>previous mirror project I made a nice grinding stand but it's not stable 
>enough to handle polishing a 16"-er. Where do you find these things? 
>I've called numerous surplus shops and visited a junk yard or two but no 
>luck so far. No one I ask seems to know where you can get one. Any ideas 
>out there? 
>
>Regards,
>Rob "Drumless-in-New Hampshire" O'Toole
>
>
I don't know about metal drums, but you can get nice heavy duty 55 gal
plastic drums from a number of sources: food produces, large photographic
processors, etc. The nice thing about plastic drums is they don't rust!
Greg Furtman
Furtman Woodwork & Design
27426 County Rd H
Webster, WI  54893
(715) 635-7928
gfurtman@spacestar.net

Custom woodworking, including cabinets, furniture,millwork, & telescope parts.