Re: ATM Re: How to disassemble a Questar ?

["Antonio de Ugarte" <de_ugarte@terra.es>]

I would take it to the coating company next to you. The price Questar gives
is
crazy. I can't think of a reason for needing to refigure (I guess they just
don't want
anybody else to touch their telescopes). Anyway I never recoated mine, it's
still
OK, but whenever I have to, I won't take it to Questar (I could never afford
it...).
    In any case was that price given to you for sending it to the USA or to
Questar
Europe (I think it is in Netherland)?
    Best wishes,

            Antonio

----- Original Message -----
From: <MPSeiler@aol.com>
To: <de_ugarte@terra.es>
Sent: Friday, June 28, 2002 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: ATM Re: How to disassemble a Questar ?


> Hello Antonio,
> Thank you again for this advice. I could open it with some difficulty
since
> it was stuck, but the mirror definitely needs recoating. Since you said
you
> had your Questar for 30 years, do you have any experience with recoating ?
> Questar would charge $ 1400 plus the airmail charges ( around $500 both
ways
> ), they say that only they could do the job properly, since they would
> refigure the mirror. However, I have an experienced coating company round
the
> corner who would do it for a fraction of the cost with a state-of-the-art
> coating. I have never ever heard about a mirror that needs refiguring for
> recoating....
> Best regards,
> Michael P. Seiler
> Schachnerstr.1
> 81379 Muenchen
> Germany
>