Re: [ATM] Fused Quartz Blank

[Dale Eason <atmpob@yahoo.com>]

David,

You may have finally answered the question we often
see.  How thin is too thin.  Now we know the answer
is, If a cat can break it, it is too thin.

I didn't break it nor did the post but that darn
cat...  Darn I was was hoping to measure it once more
after you had it "figured out". 

Concerning the Fused Quartz.  I don't think I would
agree to grinding just for the fun of it.

Dale Eason

--- vorblesnak@peak.org wrote:

> Well, I understand the task better now.  He was
> hoping I would be
> interested in grinding these things for him.  And I
> am interested, it is a
> new material for me.  But! I don't get to keep the
> finished product.
> 
> That said, he gave me one blank to start with.  It
> is crystal clear, rings
> like a bell when tapped on the edge.  14.75 inches
> across.  One good side,
> one side bunged up a bit.
> 
> I'll keep you posted as I get into it.  But I have
> two other pieces of
> glass ahead of it and a garage wall to finish.
> 
> BTB: The 15.5 ultrathin got broken.  I suspect a cat
> named Fats, but no
> evidence of course and the perpetrator will only
> answer one historical
> question.  So I swept it up and started to think
> about the next attempt at
> ultrathin.
> 
> David Davis
> Toledo, OR 97391
> 
> 
> 
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