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


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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