From: "Vero and Lisa Joseph" 
To: "Steve B" , 
Reply-To: "Vero and Lisa Joseph" 


G'Day Steve

On the East Coast, Binocular and Telescope Service Centre in Heidelberg
Victoria, BINTEL and YORK optical in Sydney (all are telescope shops and
can supply plate and pyrex as well as grit etc). Sydney Glass are a glass
supply firm that can water jet cut plate glass up to 30mm thick (ask for
John)

Vero Joseph
Goulburn NSW Australia (rainy and cold today)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve B" 
To: 
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 6:49 AM
Subject: ATM glass blank source in Australia


>
> Hi all,
>
> Just joined the list!
> Firstly let me apologise if I ask a question that is somewhere already
> answered in a 'Newbie FAQ area',
> I have had a look for such a place and come up blank.
>
> I am after a source of pyrex or plate glass suppliers in Australia.
> I am about to embark on building a 10 " or 12 " Newt and want to grind
> the primary myself.
> I have previously built entirely an 8"F7 Newt and used it for about
> 20 years (still the same mirror coating!)
>
> Any suggestions or contacts of suppliers would be very appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve B,
>
>
>
>

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