From: Guy Brandenburg 
To: Russell Jocoy 
CC:  atm{at}shore.net
Reply-To: Guy Brandenburg 


This is similar to the method Leon Foucault used to polish laps almost 150
years ago. He glued paper to the lap (which was copper) and then raised the
nap on the paper by various means, then put dry rouge on the paper, and
polished the mirror **dry**.

You can read his original article, translated into English, at
http://bobmay.astronomy.net/foucault/leon3.htm

Guy Brandenburg

Russell Jocoy wrote:
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>   Someone on the list said something about using a piece of felt
> streched over the tool for
> polishing the sphere out using the CEO mix on the face. Then to figure
> with the traditional pitch lap.
>   This sounds very interesting, ,could this be any more intrusive that
> polishing pads. Felt is
> very inexpensive and can be replaced frequently, and regenerated with
> polish.
>         If someone has done this successfully please come forward. I saw
> this listed recently, and this
> could save many pitch laps for the final figure.  I am willing to
> experiment with this notion anyway.
>      All comments are welcomed on this matter... bogus idea???
>   RUSS
> ("atm{at}shore.net")
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