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

[Jarvis Krumbein <jkoptic@juno.com>]

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:19:33 -0400 Ken Lowther <hermit@outofoptions.org>
writes:
> Quoting Richard Schwartz <richas@earthlink.net>:
> 
> > I would suggest that you buy that three volume set and BURN it to 
> keep it
> > out of the hands of some innocent fool.   Keep in mind that when 
> that when
> > many of those papers were written, the hit song was "Horst Wessel 
> Lied", and
> > one did not question authority in those times.   Yes, the 
> eleventh
> > commandment:  "Thou shalt not question."
> >
> 
> I knew that post would feed the list troll. ;-)  What is left out 
> here is that
> many of those methods still work, and in some respects,  haven't 
> changed that
> much for the typical amature undertaking.  I have a shelf of books 
> and I have
> learned something from each one

I did my first mirror with the a used early copy of the "Amateur
Telescope Making" (about 1/4" thick) and the only complaint I had was
from my mother who objected to the "Spit Test" to determine the
approximate ROC during coarse roughing out of the curve.  We did have
electricity so kerosene lamps were not required but I did get more than
one burn off a hot lamp housing.

Get the books and read, then tackle your first mirror.  By the way, mine
have fire proof paper so I'm safe from Richard.

Jarvis Krumbein, jkoptic@juno.com

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