Re: Kilian's Mirror: Polishing...

Bob Luffel (bobl@gr.hp.com)
Wed, 29 Mar 95 10:37:05 MST

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> C > On that note, I heard that 1 out of ten scopes started actually gets
> C > finished.
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> C > Any comments?
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> C I think you are overly pessimistic...the correct figure
> C must be AT LEAST 12%...maybe even 15... :-)
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> C Jaakko Oksa
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> It can't be that bad ... The market would be flooded with second
> hand blanks !
> Anyone with an unfinished 10-12 inch Zerodur blank out there ? ...
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> Bratislav
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Well, since I just completed my 10" Sitall mirror last night, add one more into the 12% bucket....(I still have to put it into the tube, definitely the easiest part of this project). Sorry Bratislav, you can't have my blank!! I did see a 9" sitall blank for sale in the Starry Messenger for $225 (a reasonable price).

When I get the time, I will summarize my experiences grinding/polishing sitall.

Bob