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






>From: "Scott Berfield" 
>Reply-To: "Scott Berfield" 
>To: "ATM" 
>Subject: RE: ATM Red Rouge
>Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 16:10:04 -0800
>
>
>What is a good source for high quality rouge of the type you describe?
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave McCarter [mailto:dmccarter{at}sympatico.ca]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 3:03 PM
>To: Mike and Sara; ATM
>
>
> > significant is the difference between surfaces polished with cerium
> > oxide and red rouge?  In other words, is the effect noticeable so that
>
> > I should finish my mirror wiht a period of figuring with red rouge.
>
>I polish out with CeO because it is fast and gives a nice surface. But
>even under the Foucault test the surface looks granular in texture. Then
>I figure with well ball milled rouge, stuff that will stay suspended in
>water for days.
>Once full correction is achieved the surface is incredibly smooth. The
>difference at the eyepiece is the difference between a carefully crafted
>mirror, and a commercial mirror. You are not making commercial mirrors
>are you?
>
>Dave
>
>
>
("atm{at}shore.net")

   Willmann Bell carries red rouge, You must order through their catolog
since they don't list
anything but books on their website.       Russ Jocoy
("atm{at}shore.net")

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