Re: ATM beginner tool questions

[mjc5@psu.edu]

>Hi All
>
>>>Beat the snot out of that 6 inch grinding tool, and
>>>then make a tile-plaster tool to make a second
>>>telescope from the plate glass tool that came with the
>>>kit.  Have fun with it.
>
>How does one "beat the snot" out of it??

	The snot is everything that isn't the mirror! 8^)




>>>Kevin,
>>>1. The WB kits come with 2 pyrex blanks, not one blank and one plate glass
>>>tool.  This actually doesn't matter much to the discussion.
>
>One alternative is (as I did) to obtain some 1/4" plate glass disks and use
>these as
>tools instead of using one of the blanks as a tool.


	You bring up a good point, Frank. A 6 inch mirror is pretty 
easy and quick to work. And here we have some suggestions that are 
going to make for a big increase in effort for this guy. I mean this 
went from a simple question to ordering and buying bulk dental 
plaster, and multiple tools, and more. What, no grinding machine to 
construct?!

	And at this point, you bring us all back to earth! Thank you 
for the reality check. Making a 6 inch mirror is supposed to be easy. 
This fellow has everything he needs to make a mirror, and we're 
complicating the bejabbers out of the job.

	Now of course, if a person really *wants* to futz around, 
building multiple tools and buying lots of dental stone, for a mirror 
that really doesn't require it, that is cool, but by that time, they 
could just buy another blank, or re-use the now convex tool.

	At this point, I would say to get that first mirror under 
your belt, and then if the hobby suits you, start working a bigger 
mirror. At that point, all our wisdom really *is* wisdom.

	- Mike -
--