From: Guy Brandenburg 
To: Thomas Rutherford 
CC:  atm{at}shore.net
Reply-To: Guy Brandenburg 


A person in my workshop didn't strip it at all - he just spray-painted it
with black spray paint, then threw in some sawdust, then spray painted
again. It seems to be holding. You might want to cut off a small section of
the tube and experiment to see if this works for you.

Guy B

Thomas Rutherford wrote:
> I am attempting to make what is essentially the 10" f/6 telescope
> featured in Berry's book.  My question is-- should I use a chemical
> stripper to remove the wax coating from the inside of the tube or should
> I simply peel it off (which will remove the innermost layer of paper,
> thus making the tube thinner).  The mirror that I will be using is a
> full thickness one in its original metal mirror cell from the late
> 70's.  Will the tube still be strong enough if I remove the innermost
> layer of the paper laminate?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> Tom Rutherford
> Blountville, Tennessee
>
>


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