From: "J.E.P." 
To: 
Reply-To: "J.E.P." 


i was out for the same thing,
good,fast,cheap,
for my first scope,,i bought a BVC 14inch blank,,,relativly cheap,NOT
pre-ground saving myself 40.00,
aluminum truss tubes,,,(B)lows 8.00 each X 8,
,
i built everything else,focuser,miror support, Oh i did have it coated by
sirus optics,,,3 times,,grrrrrrr
,fast,, i got it made in 3 months total,
1/10 of a wave, and won an award with it,
,
but better yet  "I" built it and  I  knew what I had into it,
TIME,,, lots of loving time,  and the WOWs from my kids and wife and
neighbors was well worth the effort,
,
its the first scope on my web-page,,
,
It can be done,
3 months + 300.00 + 1/10 of a wave , and an award  =  fast, cheap and 
good, just have to have the determination, to go with it,,
,

John E. Pike,
Marysville WA.
Where raingear is mandatory,
and
 If it doesn't move it turns "green"
http://home1.gte.net/res0hnzl/index.html
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Hunter" 
To: "Richard Ozer" ; "Byron Ader"

Cc: 
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 4:12 PM Subject: Re: ATM Any suggestions for
short funds and aperture fever?


>
> GREAT... I'll take GOOD and CHEAP!
>
> Actually, I don't think you can have THESE two either!
>
> Ken Hunter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Ozer" 
> To: "Byron Ader" 
> Cc: 
> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 4:43 PM
> Subject: Re: ATM Any suggestions for short funds and aperture fever?
>
>
> >
> > Let's see.  You want a decent mirror (good), you want it soon (fast),
and you are on a poor man's budget (cheap).
> >
> > In the world of commerce, it is impossible to get something good, fast
and cheap.  You can only have two of the
> above...
> >
> > RO
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Byron Ader" 
> > To: <
> > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 12:17 PM
> > Subject: ATM Any suggestions for short funds and aperture fever?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I am grinding the 6" as you all well know for the
experience.  I want
it to
> > > go as good as possible. But my ultimate burn is for more photons in my
> > > eyeball.  There are far two many fascinating things happening in the
sky
> > > this year and I would like to see as much of it as possible in better
> > > detail.  I own a 6" Meade schmit-cassegrain. I don't want to
compromise my
> > > mirror grinding experience because of this need to see more.
> > >
> > > Can you recommend where I might purchase a
"quality" large, and
finished
> > > primary on a poor man's budget?
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

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