Re: [ATM] Slicing thick blanks - who can do it?

[John Lynch <john_lynch2006@yahoo.com>]

I've interacted with Cherie before on some Pyrex
blanks-she's a great person to deal with.

John Lynch

--- Scott Milligan <starzkey@charter.net> wrote:

> Mike, I'll add the following possible firms to the
> short, but growing list:
> 
> Advanced Glass Industries, Rochester NY
> GlassFab, Rochester NY
> Rock of Ages (Granite Quarry) Barre, VT
> 
> Don't know if any of these will respond
> affirmatively, but might be worth a
> call if you can't find anyone else.  I also second
> Bill Marriott's positive
> comments Re working with United Lens; in my
> experience they have always been
> very professional, on time, and will not quote jobs
> that they don't think
> they can handle.  A contact person there for this
> type of work might be
> Cherie Ouellette, in the division of their business
> they call the service
> center.
> 
> 
> Scott Milligan
>  
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: atm-bounces@atmlist.net
> [mailto:atm-bounces@atmlist.net] On Behalf Of
> Mike Lockwood
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 2:16 PM
> To: ATMList
> Subject: [ATM] Slicing thick blanks - who can do it?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I was looking around for advice on who could slice a
> 24"-diameter, ~4"-thick
> Pyrex blank into two thinner 24" blanks.  I searched
> the archives and found
> the exact same question
> 
>   
>
http://astro.umsystem.edu/atm/ARCHIVES/DEC97/msg00783.html
> 
> but no one appears to have replied with an answer
> (no replies that I see in
> the archives).
> 
> So I'll ask it again, and maybe it will get answered
> 9 years later - does
> anyone know a business/individual that can slice
> such a blank into two
> pieces?
> 
> I'm serious - a friend has real blank we'd like to
> slice and I'm not just
> asking hypothetically.  We'd prefer the kerf to be
> under 1/4", and it would
> be nice if the two new faces could be ground flat.
> 
> 	Thanks,
> 
> 	Mike Lockwood
> 
> 
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