Shooting... That place at the end of the 605 is Fish Canyon, where my father took me at age 9 or 10 and taught me to shoot. The bastards are trying to close...
... you will ... Richard, The cause of the September Emerald fire in Mentone beach was illegal target shooting. Cost to fight the Emerald fire was $2 million...
FYI: Mentone is a place of historic interest. In 1893 in nearby Mill Creek the first 3 phase power transmission in North America from Mill Creek to Mentone and...
Hi All, Sorry for this massively cross posted missive. I have just uploaded an update on my drill/mill conversion. Basically I have nearly finished this...
Hello, I will be grinding the convex side of a plano convex lens. The plano side is done and actually AR coated (I found a surplus plano plano finished blank...
According to the late night radio, Tesla was the victim of a conspiracy by the large corporate utility companies to suppress his brilliant invention that could...
Although there are some interesting (loose translation for those not into number theory: meaningless) patterns of digit distribution in pi, SFAIK in the first...
Greeting ATMers, Having made an 8 incher and 10 incher, I wanted to go for the gusto. Originally I was going to get a pregenerated 16 from Newport. Those plans...
Yes, I found my wife's phone number starting around digit eleven million of Pi. I have a book, The Bible Code, that shows how to extract prophesy from the ...
Hi Dave: There is that blue lens coating stuff available from Universal Photonics called, curiously enough, "Blue Pre-Cote" - it looks like they now sell it in...
Mark, Thanks. The coating costs $14 per can. I was also contemplating using the type of plastic film that comes with new electronic devices to protect glass...
... Hey Avnish, I'm glad you decided to join. If you mean the center is too deep before the curve reaches the edge then reduce your overhang and use more of a...
Dave, I don't know what the stuff is they use on electronics, but you can buy a sheet of "static cling window film" at Home Depot or Lowe's for just a few $$....
... A bit more description would help. What sort of tool are you using? Is it full size? What sort of stroke are you using? Tool on top or mirror on top? Is...
Tim, That sounds like the stuff I'm thinking about. I'll check it out. Thanks, Dave ... can buy a sheet of "static cling window film" at Home Depot or Lowe's...
Hi, I'm thinking of, long term, buying a DK optical set and building a scope myself. Has anyone done this? Are there any web pages out there on this? I'd...
Hey Avnish, I'm glad you decided to join. If you mean the center is too deep before the curve reaches the edge then reduce your overhang and use more of a...
I picked up a couple of nice linear stages on the cheap and I am inspired to build a Robo Foucault tester. I have not been able to find many specifics on the...
Scroll down on the left navigation bar and you'll see the robo- foucault stuff. It will tell you everything you need to know. http://lerch.no-ip.com/atm/ Mitch...
The camera must have full manual control with white balance, gain and shutter speed. The mirror image must full the frame ~90% so you might need a lens system....
Oops... sorry don't mean to send that to the whole group.... Tom Polk ... From: atm_free@yahoogroups.com [mailto:atm_free@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Polk,...
Mitch Thanks for the web address, your site is full of good reading. I want to grind a mirror after I have finished Bartelising my 6" GEM. I'm trying to work...
I'd go find an older PC from a garage sale. I often pick up 2-500MHz machines complete for $20-30 at garage sales. That and an ATI All-in-Wonder card and...
Hi, I just finished fine grinding on my 10" f/6 and i am goin to start polishing.(Ive been grindin for 7 days.) How long do you think it will take? Avnish ...
One of the problems with this group is that it sometimes is a lot of work or is impossible to craft an off-the-list private reply. With the other ATM list, ALL...
What tests of surface quality did you do before deciding to start polishing? What are you going to use for the foundation of your pitch lap? ... From:...
... polishing.(Ive been grindin for 7 days.) ... Avnish, you went through the whole grit scale? What was the last grit you used? A good estimate if you ground...
... work or ... Richard, That's not correct... On the right side of the screen there is an option to e-mail the sender directly. Just click the link. Ken...
