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Re: [ATM] 16" Mirror Blank

To: "Dennis Woos" <atm@atmlist.net>
Subject: Re: [ATM] 16" Mirror Blank
From: Richard <cnc@cncservo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:12:36 +0100
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Hi Dennis,

Wednesday, June 22, 2005, 5:59:56 PM, you wrote:

DW> I have a fine annealed Pyrex mirror blank originally from United Lens,
DW> 15.875" diameter, 2.875" thick, blanchard ground both sides and around the
DW> edge.  I am seriously considering having GlassFab in Rochester, NY slice it
DW> into two thinner blanks (cost $300).

I'm not sure what you are gaining (other than less thermal
mass), as the cost of cutting in half is about the same as the
cost of a blank.

-- 

Best regards,
  Richard in the UK



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