From: "Dwight K. Elvey" 
To: atm{at}shore.net
Reply-To: "Dwight K. Elvey" 



Hi David
 I think this shows the power of the W stroke, ( I'm liking
it more and more ) for TDE.
 As I remove the lap from the mirror, I spray water on the
mirror. I then slosh this around with light pressure and with the side of
my hand wipe the major part off the mirror. I then take a paper towel and
wipe quickly from the center of the mirror to the edge, all around the
mirror. I use different parts of the towel to keep it mostly dry. Any water
sleeks left should dry, almost, instantly or I wipe again with the paper
towel. When done I have a surface clean enough to test with the Foucault.
 No matter what you do, there will still be a few spots of
dust. If you find something with your LASER, wipe it again, if it doesn't
move, it is most likely a pit but be careful, bubbles that are right below
the surface show brightly. Dwight


>From: "David Holsclaw" 
>
>After your last round of support, I remade my pitch lap (softer pitch)
>and spent another 90 minutes polishing last night. You can check out my
>progress at:
>
>http://homepage.mac.com/holsclaw/primary/Ronchi.html
>
>I think this is good progress so unless someone tells me to stop, I
>plan to spend another 90 minutes tonight doing the exact same thing.
>
>I also have another question for you all. When you think that you are
>done polishing how do you clean off the mirror prior to doing the
>flashlight/laser test? I have just been rinsing in tap water but can
>still get minor reflections and they do not seem to be getting any
>better after 12+ hours.
>
>Thanks again for all the help and encouragement.
>---
>David Holsclaw
>Saint Louis, Missouri
>

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