Re: ATM A quick question

["James Lerch" <jlerch1@tampabay.rr.com>]

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From: "Teknomage01" <Teknomage01@hotmail.com>


>
>  Lately I a lot of people I know are building their own scopes and I was
> wondering how much would it cost to make a basic 8"-10".. bare minimum?
> Thanks; PJ M. (St. Pete, Florida.)

Hi PJ,

Are you busy tomorrow (or any Saturday) between 12-4pm?  If you have the time,
perhaps you'd like to stop by our ATM lab behind the St. Pete Science Center
(West of the Tyrone Mall of 22nd st)  We are always open to interested visitors,
and who knows, maybe you'd like to join our little group of rebellious glass
pushers :)

Here's a link to our website:
http://telescopelab.com

In any event, the cost of building a telescope pretty much boils down to a
Money/Time relationship.  If you invest enough of one, it doesn't take much of
the other.  The best part about ATMing is you can "Pay as you Go" in either
Time,Money or Both, depending on your needs.  Even better, if your mindset is
"Time = Money" and you also believe "Having Fun = Money" then you must also
believe by substitution that "Time = Having Fun" and you will soon find ATMing
to become a VERY addicting Hobby :)

OH, and a ball-park answer to your question $200/150hr (+/- 100 on either side)

Take Care,
James Lerch
http://lerch.no-ip.com/atm (My telescope construction,testing, and coating site)

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