In a message dated 7/31/2006 4:36:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, richas@... writes: Everybody is white and christian.... I assume (hope) you are...
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Richard Schwartz
theoboehm
Aug 1, 2006 4:20 pm
I sincerely apologize for offending your Christian faith and for the tragic reversals your race has suffered in its effort to colonize and conquer the entire...
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pinbackakabillfreug
pinbackakabi...
Aug 1, 2006 5:54 pm
... blue ... Richard, Doesn't your pal Mel Gibson live down there in third-world L.A.? Also Herr Arnold? -Bill...
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Vorpal Swordsman
vorpalswordsman
Aug 1, 2006 7:28 pm
Yes, I know I can buy one for a paltry hundred bux -- not to mention the fact that I have a working straight-through finder, but... I have a notion to make my...
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Bob May
a52chevybob
Aug 1, 2006 8:02 pm
Stay at the coarse grit until you get near the ROC you desire. Long strokes will shorten the ROC when the mirror is on top. Short strokes tend to make the...
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Bob May
a52chevybob
Aug 1, 2006 8:11 pm
RACI???? I assume that you mean a right angle finder by that bit of the compression of a phrase. A refracting telescope is a refracting telescope. Figure out...
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Jack & Jan Pinkham
jjpinkham2003
Aug 1, 2006 8:13 pm
In a previous letter Richard Schwartz wrote "You need to review the three volume ATM set and put on a coat and tie when you are polishing, like the guy on the...
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Joe
nssdz
Aug 1, 2006 8:30 pm
I tried doin that but the tie kept getting stuck in the pitch. Joe...
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Mitchell
moonman1867
Aug 1, 2006 9:00 pm
... some say paying attention to keeping the tie dry helps you randomize your stroke more and make a smoother surface ;) Mitch...
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Jerry
atc322asd
Aug 1, 2006 9:34 pm
Thanks for the comments on making my 22" Dob project an f:6. No one commented positively. So maybe I will take advantage of the pre-gen'd f:4.5 curve and...
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mtolb25356@...
tolbauctions
Aug 2, 2006 12:12 am
In a message dated 8/1/2006 12:22:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, richas@... writes: young women with the tatoos, tongue piercings, and nose rings....
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Mitchell
moonman1867
Aug 2, 2006 12:12 am
... one ... gen'd f:4.5 ... Hey, if you want the F/6, go for it. Most people told me (directly or indirectly through research) not to try black rouge. But...
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Mitchell
moonman1867
Aug 2, 2006 12:15 am
Hey guys. I was sort of looking foward to my next project. I was thinking of a 10". I might make it out of thin plate since it is cheaper than pyrex and I...
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Mark Holm
holmmd17
Aug 2, 2006 2:14 am
... Perhaps this will be helpful: http://www.atmsite.org/contrib/Holm/Plop_optimized_cells/design_space.html -- Mark Holm mdholm@......
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mtolb25356@...
tolbauctions
Aug 2, 2006 2:16 am
mitch ive made a 15" out of 3/4 and it was fine ive seen a 30" out of 1" if you can get...
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Richard Schwartz
theoboehm
Aug 2, 2006 6:51 am
The dry cleaner can't figure out how to remove the red rouge stains from my coat sleeve. I suggested oxalic acid, but he refuses to consider it. Same as...
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Richard Schwartz
theoboehm
Aug 2, 2006 7:24 am
Take about 1/4 teaspoon of that black rouge, and sprinkle it in strategic spots in the ladies room, and see what happens. ... From: atm_free@yahoogroups.com...
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Richard Schwartz
theoboehm
Aug 2, 2006 7:25 am
My wife has none of that hardware, and is sexier than your wife (once every six years whether I need it or not). ... From: atm_free@yahoogroups.com...
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Richard Schwartz
theoboehm
Aug 2, 2006 7:29 am
I would be delighted to provide a 3/4" x 11" blank. It would be the same level of difficulty as a 3/8" x 8" that I successfully did. I have lots of 3/4" glass...
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Charles Mitchard
charlesmitchard
Aug 2, 2006 2:01 pm
shouldn't that be a 13.3374" blank? ... http://members.iinet.net.au/~charlesmitchard/index.html -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG...
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Mitchell
moonman1867
Aug 2, 2006 3:26 pm
I'm thinking the 1.25" is my best bet. Thinner than 1.6" but I'll have to worry less about support when making the mirror and in use compared to 1". I don't...
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Richard Schwartz
theoboehm
Aug 2, 2006 4:49 pm
Every time you double the area, you must double the thickness. So you can imagine the series of numbers, 4, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22, just like camera f-stops,...
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tony gondola
acgna
Aug 2, 2006 5:31 pm
Yes but you'll be driven more by what you can get...... Tony ... From: Mitchell To: atm_free@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 8:22 AM Subject:...
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Mitchell
moonman1867
Aug 2, 2006 5:39 pm
... I can easily get it from Newport (depending on their organization). I asked for quotes on 1.6", 1.25", and 1" thick, not very expensive for plate glass....
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Bob May
a52chevybob
Aug 3, 2006 12:17 am
I'd easily go to a 3/4" blank without any fears as I've already done some 12" mirrors that thick and one guy is working on a 17" that thick right now. A 1/2"...
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Richard Schwartz
theoboehm
Aug 3, 2006 7:52 pm
There must be some good news there. Mead stock seems to have reversed its one-way trip down the toilet, and has gained 8% today....
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tony gondola
acgna
Aug 3, 2006 8:57 pm
They have likely laid off a bunch of the overpaid US workforce with much of the optical work shifted from China to the ongo bongo people of Chad. Moves like...
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Richard Schwartz
theoboehm
Aug 4, 2006 1:38 am
Yeah, but where else can you go if you need a place where slavery is legal? ... From: atm_free@yahoogroups.com [mailto:atm_free@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
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Mitchell
moonman1867
Aug 4, 2006 1:06 pm
... much of ... Hey maybe they'll send a bunch of more junk mirrors through like some of their old 16" starfinders, for us to buy cheap, refigure then sell :) ...
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tony gondola
acgna
Aug 4, 2006 1:55 pm
Hell, so much for my secret business plan................ Tony ... From: Mitchell To: atm_free@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 6:06 AM Subject:...
