Welcome lambda20

bird (Anthony Wesley) · #1 13-12-2005, 05:01 PM

Mark (lambda20) has just joined IIS. He made the mirror in my current 10" and is finishing off a new 13.1" mirror for me.

Make him feel welcome, it's good to see one of Australias premier opticians on the forum.

Bird

Striker (Tony) · #2 13-12-2005, 05:05 PM

Welcome Mark,

Now that your welcomed we want to know how much discount you give forum members on your mirrors....lol

I dont waste any time.

asimov (John) · #3 13-12-2005, 05:07 PM

Welcome Mark!

[1ponders] (Paul) · #4 13-12-2005, 05:22 PM

and

to the family Mark.

You're username wouldn't happen to mean that you figure your mirrors to 1/20 wave or better does it

Striker (Tony) · #5 13-12-2005, 05:42 PM

Bird..you have been waiting ages for this mirror am I right.

Mark....I will give you $3000 for Birds 13.1" mirror

This is a Bird eat Bird world.

rochler · #6 13-12-2005, 06:04 PM

Welcome Mark, nice to have you join this wonderful assylum, err, I mean forum! Looks like lots of interest from folks wanting to utilise your skills already hehe... go figure.

Don't let them grind you down but....

davidpretorius · #7 13-12-2005, 06:56 PM

$3150 and i will throw in some cray fish

welcome, now tell me in all seriousness, please pm (private mail) how much is a 16"?

Striker (Tony) · #8 13-12-2005, 07:37 PM

He needs more info David....like 16" F5

asimov (John) · #9 13-12-2005, 07:48 PM

No, you had it right the first time fred! Did I hear the word crays!???? That's the magic word!! How many crays for an LV5mm!!??

davidpretorius · #10 13-12-2005, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Striker

He needs more info David....like 16" F5

right back at ya

if you were going to get a 16" mirror and mick pinner could make you the tube and i could attach the dob drivers to it, what focal ratio is best????

i understand i dont want the tube to be 2metre's but what would be compromise.

i know the andrews ones are next year and i will wait for 6 months to see how they go ie quality and ironing out problems, but i would get a lot of plesure building one!!!

asi, if you come to star camp in march , i will catch you a crayfish over xmas, freeze it and then you can eat it with the fat boy steaks i am cooking on the friday night. surf and turf baby!!!

RB (Andrew) · #11 13-12-2005, 08:00 PM

Welcome Mark, your going to have fun here.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #12 13-12-2005, 08:29 PM

Nice to have you aboard Mark.

atalas · #13 13-12-2005, 09:31 PM

to IIS Mark ! I hope you enjoy It hear and sell lots of your very fine mirrors dude .

Satchmo · #14 14-12-2005, 09:11 AM

Thanks for the welcome guys, I can see that a bit of aussie humor is order of the day, most refreshing for an astronomy forum.

I'm not here in a professional / commercial capacity so any such enquiries please make off the forum. After 30 years of amateur astronomy and making optics though I certainly have opinions and experience which I'll be glad to voice where it might be appropriate.

Thanks again.

Mark

iceman (Mike) · #15 14-12-2005, 09:35 AM

Hi Mark!

Welcome to IIS, nice to see you here. Anthony has said nothing but good things about your mirrors and his planetary results speak for themselves. Can't wait to see the stuff he's capturing with the 13.1" when it's done.

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After 30 years of amateur astronomy and making optics though I certainly have opinions and experience which I'll be glad to voice where it might be appropriate.

Excellent, will be great to hear your opinions and ideas and I hope you find some threads worth contributing to!

ving (David) · #16 14-12-2005, 09:38 AM

hi mark

welcome aboard.