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

[Guy Brandenburg <gfbrandenburg@yahoo.com>]

Dobson's book isn't very informative, frankly, and he
includes most enlightening (not) tidbits of
information like how to use cedar shingles for your
spider vanes! Cheap, yes, but in more ways than one.
Dobson did indeed make a number of advances, but he is
rather eccentric, to say the least...
Also, the plywood cover falls off and the pages come
un-attached even before you finish reading the book!
Guy
--- Richard Klappal <klappal@xnet.com> wrote:

> Dobson does (or did, once) have a book.  The cover
> was luan mahogany, or
> some such--thin plywood like that used as
> underlayment on carpeting/tile.  I
> found his videotape better, not for the details but
> for showing the
> movements--how it is done, which doesn't always come
> in words.
> 
> My copy of the book grew its own feet and walked
> away some years ago.
> 
> I agree with the older books mentioned in the
> previous replies, but haven't
> seen the newer ones mentioned.
> 
> Rich
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: atm-bounces@atmlist.net
> [mailto:atm-bounces@atmlist.net]On Behalf
> Of Dale Eason
> Sent: Friday, 15 October, 2004 15:49
> To: Ellen Mackenzie; atm
> Subject: Re: [ATM] re; Best book to learn mirror
> making
> 
> 
> 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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