From: "Russell Jocoy" 
To: bobmay{at}nethere.com, atm{at}shore.net
Reply-To: "Russell Jocoy" 


>From: "Bob May" 
>Reply-To: "Bob May" 
>To: "atmlist" 
>Subject: Re: ATM Still cannot understand  Mirror Cells
>Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2003 12:07:02 -0700
>
>All cells have a base of 3 mounting points (not real points but rather
>support points) and if you want a 6 point cell, you put a bar on top of
>each
>of the base points so that the bar can rock back and forth taking up the
>shape of the mirror so that the weight on each end of the bar where there
>is
>a support point is equal.
>A 9 point support is where there is a triangle on top of the base point
>with
>3 support points.  If you go to the next step, each of those 6 or 9 support
>points can have a 2 or 3 point suupport of the mirro, giving 12, 18 or 27
>points of support to the mirror.
>The whole intention of this system is to support the mirror in numeraous
>spots on the backside and have that support complant to the back of the
>mirror so that the pressure is equal (or nearly so, depending upon the
>shape
>of the triangle supports) so that the mirror doesn't want to stress itself
>into an incorrect shape.
>Bob May
>http://nav.to/bobmay
>bobmay{at}nethere.com
>NEW! http://bobmay.astronomy.net
>
>



("atm{at}shore.net")

   Bob,

    You are a teacher,  your explanations exceed all complicated
instructions and put the question
into focus of the layman. It takes experience and patience to explain
basics over and over,  oh yes
I forgot passion... You are "the man"...  Russ Jocoy
("atm{at}shore.net")



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