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Re: [ATM] figure stroke ten inch



At 2007-09-28 19:05 -0700, Tom Fredrickson wrote:

>I'm working on a 10 inch mirror full size lap. I turned the edge and
>went to work with short coc strokes to clean it up. Now I need to add
>correction to the edge. I have been working the edge and it is going
>the wrong way. I feel I need to work the center and make it deeper.
>
>Here are my numbers in millimeters roc 2712 mm Moving source mirror D
>253.5 mm
>mask zones
>1       0       56.684
>2       56.84   80.164
>3       80.164  98.18
>4       98.18   113.37
>5       113.37  126.75
>
>Readings 0, 0.49, 0.84, 0.98, 0.98

I haven't chucked some data into Sixtests in quite awhile, but here's 
the input file:
-----------------------------------
Tom Fredrickson
253.5   0.0     Mirror, obstruction diameters (mm)
Foucault
0.0     Source distance (0=moving source)
   y, mm       X, mm
    40.08         0
    69.49      0.49
    89.63      0.84
   106.05      0.98
   120.25      0.98
*
-1.000    0     Conic targets:  b, R (mm)
0.0100  Measurement std deviation, mm
2712.0  Longitudinal reading bias, mm
------------------------------------------
The zone reference numbers, y, are the RMS values of the zone inner 
and outer radii (Nils Olof's method).  Sixtests says the surface RMS 
is 72.2 nm relative to the best-fit parabola - want that down to 20 
nm to pass, so a ways to go.

Most of the error is undercorrection, with the conic constant b = 
-0.414.  You probably got that from the COC strokes.  I'd suggest 
trying one of Tex's parabolizing strokes on p. 97.  One of the 
"Classic methods", MOT, long stroke, might get you closer.  If not, 
Tex sez "Method of accented pressure", full lap, TOT, worked for him 
on a 10" f/4 mirror.  Last desperate go is a small tool - lotsa luck 
on that one.

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