Re: ATM Starting out & Plaster Tools

[berthold.hamburger@ibm.net (Berthold Hamburger)]

On Sat, 13 Sep 1997 13:11:49 EST5EDT, you wrote:

>
>I also seem to recall reading about using a pipe
>section to start hogging out the curve initially.
>Does anybody have any experience with this, or
>should I stay away from it since this will be my first
>mirror?

Unless you want to grind a 6" F/1 mirror, I would not bother with a
pipe section for such a small mirror. Ath the contrary, I would start
with 100 carbo to avoid the big chips of 60 carbo.

For infos on fabrication of a plaster tool, have a look at the ATM
section of my homepage.

Berthold

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