60"" mirror

[I.C.D]

G'Day All,
I have a fellow bus driver in Singleton who owns a house in the Sydney area that has a 60" (5 foot) mirror in the back yard .it is a give away you want it you pick it up and take it away .If you want it give Ken Gate a ring on 0265 731 156 he can give you all the info about it
Ian C

:thumbsup::eyepop:

[MrB]

Wow, the glass could probably be water-cut to provide a number of 20-30" blanks for re-grinding....

[AdrianF]

Or leave it as a 60" mirror for one fantastic scope.

Adrian

[marki]

Somehow I don't think the OP is reffering to a telescope mirror guys:question:.

Mark

[MrB]

I thought the :eyepop: said it all Mark.
Could be wrong tho ;)

[I.C.D]

Yes its a telescope mirror , Ken said the mirror more that likely have to be re-coated because it has been laying in the back yard with tarp over it for a few years
Ian C

[Waxing_Gibbous]

They don't just fall off trees. I wonder who made it in the first place and for whom / what?
You could permenantly mount it in a cell in the ground. Youd be restricted to wahat eas directly o'head - but what images you could make!!

[Ian Robinson]

Take a few pictures of it so we can all see what it looks like and get a feel for it's thickness , condition etc.

Someone give George L a tingle , I'd be willing to bet he'd love to get his hands on such a big chunk of glass... I assume it's glass , and rather thin (or maybe a few laminated or fused sheets).

If anyone can do something with it , he's the guy.

[MrB]

This beast would have already gone if I weren't 3300km away.

[I.C.D]

If anyone wants this mirror this your last chance ,it will be going to the tip within the next few weeks .Give Ken a ring for more info phone number is above
Ian C

[supernova1965]

Somebody has got to be near this to get don't let it go to the tip please:screwy:

[Louwai]

Have you posted this on other forms???
I'm sure there's someone who'll take it.

[bloodhound31]

I will take it! Please don't get rid of it! I will get it picked up ASAP. Will ring Ken in the morning.

Baz.

[DavidU]

Good on ya Baz. Pix when you are ready.:thumbsup:

[AstroJunk]

My guess is that it came out of one of these: http://www.ftmac.org/GElight.htm

It's gonna be fun making a diagonal for that :)

[bloodhound31]

Not sure you could use something like that for a telescope....hmmmm...If it is a searchlight mirror, I hope it can be adapted....
I just pray that when I ring him at a reasonable hour, it turns out to be a telescope mirror...

[supernova1965]

according to this post it is a Telescope Mirror

[Waxing_Gibbous]

If its enormous, thick and heavy, its propbably not a searchlight mirror, which are basically coated bits of metal.
That light is commonly called a "Gladiator", I think.
The next down being a Super Trouper, of Abba Fame.

[bloodhound31]

I rang this morning but he wasn't in. The lady i spoke to said she will pass it on for him to call me back.

Man I'm very excited!! Can't wait can't wait!:jump2:

After rebuilding the century-old telescope a couple of years back and restoring the other one last year,

http://www.asignobservatory.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=42

I think I am ready to start another one :work: ....hehehehe

[supernova1965]

We expect detailed progress reports on this one:D

[bloodhound31]

Sorry guys, I just spoke to Ken. It is a WWII anti-aircraft spotlight mirror as suspected.

Bummer.

Baz.

[I.C.D]

Baz
Sorry for building up your hopes and the run around, Ken come and told me he had this mirror and I did not ask too many question about it and as I didn't see it myself and not knowing that WWII searchlight were mirror base I though I must be a telescope mirror

Ian C
:confused2:

[bloodhound31]

No harm done Ian, It was nice to dream for a few hours...:lol:

[DavidU]

Bugga:(

[erick]

There's hope - a bit of spot-lighting for 'roos?

[Waxing_Gibbous]

:lol::lol::lol:

[rider]

You wouldn't need to take a gun, they'd undergo spontaneous combustion!

[AstralTraveller]

And it would have been a big headache too. If carried horizontally is overwidth for a truck and if it was a 6:1 thickness mirror it would be over a tonne. Just getting from Sydney to Canberra would be a large job.

[bloodhound31]

Just as well for me I had a 3 tonne truck at my disposal...:thumbsup: