Re: [ATM] re; Best book to learn mirror making

[Dale Eason <atmpob@yahoo.com>]

Texerau takes nothing for granted and is a good book. 
I don't Dobson has a book.  He does have a video and I
learned a lot from it.

Dale Eason

--- Ellen Mackenzie <mackenzieconsulting@sympatico.ca>
wrote:

> Hi Justin:
>     May I suggest that you have a look at the three
> book series - - -
> Amateur Telescope Making - - - it has everything in
> it to get you on your
> way to making a decent telescope. It is available
> from Willman bell as are
> all the grits etc you will need to get started. I
> built my first 8 inch with
> nothing more than this series and a local optician
> to suggest grits, laps,
> and finishing.
>     More modern publications tend to take a lot for
> granted re: prior
> knowledge. I haven't read Dobson's book but I
> understand from comments made
> that it might have a treatment of basic mirror
> making including thin mirrors
> from plate glass.
> 
> 
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