From: "Mike and Sara" 
To: 
Reply-To: "Mike and Sara" 


Hello!  What I am most concerned about is the jiggling of the convex mirror
in the box.  With a concave mirror, only the edgs (hopefully!) would come
into contact with the box if the box is jiggled during handling.  With a
convex mirror, every part of the convex edge can come into contact with the
container during jiggling during handling.
    I can't think of a way to restrain the mirror except by taping it to the
box with double sided tape on the flat side, or making  styrofoam
impression as indicated elsewhere, and having the form keep the mirror in
place by friction/pressure.
    Any other ideas to keep a convex mirror from being jiggled in the box
and having the surface scratched during transport?  Thanks

Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob May" 
To: "atmlist" 
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 2:36 PM Subject: Re: ATM Packaging a convex
secondary for aluminizing


>
> >>I have found that the glass, no matter how big, if shipped in this
process
> will make the trip and the coaters will use the same packing (since it is
> better than their's) to send it back to you in one piece.
>                                                            Russ Jocoy
> <<
> I wish that this were true.  I've shipped stuff ot a coater and he very
> nicely shipped it back all nicely wrapped in paper tissues and also the
> custom box back to me seperately.  Needless to say, they aren't doing
> amateur stuff any more nor would I ask them to do anything more for me.
> Making a nice box for the glass will insure that it gets there but you
never
> know with the return of the coated surface.
> I might also note that you may want to write vital info on the backside of
> the glass with a grinder and hopefully they won't aluminize that side!
> Bob May
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>
>
>

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