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Old 23-03-2023, 11:06 AM
Stefan Buda
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MEADE quality

I have just finished recoating a 4" secondary mirror for a 16" Meade SCT.
The mirror came with the original mounting plate still attached and I was shocked by the manufacturing quality of the plate. They simply used a slice cut with a bandsaw from a 4" bar and only bothered to machine one side of it.
No broken sharp edge on the unmachined side or any anodizing. This would be poor quality even for agricultural machinery.
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