Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-10-04 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Oct 2, 2012, at 5:25 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I am not familiar with Kickstarter.com, I'll check it out. I can't > imagine why someone would give me money to play in my shop, but I could > think of worse things that could happen. Yeah, many people successfully raise money just for you to pla

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-10-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Wed, 2012-10-03 at 14:26 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: ... snip > I'd add that I have a Meade DS-10 Like this one? http://www.myerphotography.com/1.html looks like a very nice scope. > that has some mold spots on the main > mirror so it could use a re-coat, so I am a potential customer too, K

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-10-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Wed, 2012-10-03 at 13:03 -0400, Kent A. Reed wrote: > On 9/30/2012 11:45 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > > I'm playing with the thought of putting a vacuum deposition system > > together to coat telescope mirrors with aluminum. It looks like I could > Kirk: > > I forgot to ask. What's the biggest mir

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-10-03 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 03 October 2012 14:11:01 Kent A. Reed did opine: > On 9/30/2012 11:45 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > > I'm playing with the thought of putting a vacuum deposition system > > together to coat telescope mirrors with aluminum. It looks like I > > could > > Kirk: > > I forgot to ask. What's

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-10-03 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 9/30/2012 11:45 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I'm playing with the thought of putting a vacuum deposition system > together to coat telescope mirrors with aluminum. It looks like I could Kirk: I forgot to ask. What's the biggest mirror you contemplate coating? On the one hand, that's a technical q

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-10-03 Thread Jason Burton
On Oct 2, 2012 6:43 PM, "Kirk Wallace" wrote: > > On Tue, 2012-10-02 at 15:55 -0600, Jeshua Lacock wrote: > > On Sep 30, 2012, at 9:45 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > > > > > I'm playing with the thought of putting a vacuum deposition system > ... snip > > > > Cool! > > > > I bet if you made the whole p

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-10-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Tue, 2012-10-02 at 15:55 -0600, Jeshua Lacock wrote: > On Sep 30, 2012, at 9:45 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > > > I'm playing with the thought of putting a vacuum deposition system ... snip > > Cool! > > I bet if you made the whole project open source you could get funding for it > on Kickstarte

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-10-02 Thread Jeshua Lacock
On Sep 30, 2012, at 9:45 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I'm playing with the thought of putting a vacuum deposition system > together to coat telescope mirrors with aluminum. It looks like I could > get everything I need from eBay at relatively low cost. Of course, > elements of LinuxCNC could be used

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-10-01 Thread Jon Elson
Kirk Wallace wrote: > I'm playing with the thought of putting a vacuum deposition system > together to coat telescope mirrors with aluminum. It looks like I could > get everything I need from eBay at relatively low cost. Of course, > elements of LinuxCNC could be used to monitor and control the sys

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-10-01 Thread Thomas Kaiser
On 10/01/2012 05:45 AM,Kirk Wallace wrote: > I'm playing with the thought of putting a vacuum deposition system > together to coat telescope mirrors with aluminum. It looks like I could > get everything I need from eBay at relatively low cost. Of course, > elements of LinuxCNC could be used to moni

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-10-01 Thread Dave Caroline
Good timing of this discussion, I just had a request for an Edwards High Vacuum diffusion pump manual (model A102) and while looking at the documentation I have and its source (Joseph Lucas Ltd, likely the semiconductor manufacturing unit) ) I notice I have the manual for a high vacuum coating unit

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-10-01 Thread andy pugh
On 1 October 2012 05:35, Kent A. Reed wrote: > It's been 40 years since I did any serious sputtering Not quite so long for me, nearer 20, but I suspect that the equipment was the same age. > Typically, we had a christmas tree of aneroid gauge, > thermocouple gauge, Pirani gauge, and Penning gau

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-09-30 Thread jeremy youngs
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Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-09-30 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 10/1/2012 12:35 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: > It's been 40 years since I did any serious sputtering (mostly coupons > and filters, not mirrors) Doh. I said sputtering when I meant deposition by evaporation. Sputtering may not require such a high vacuum as I stated, but I have no experience. Rega

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-09-30 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 9/30/2012 11:45 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > I'm playing with the thought of putting a vacuum deposition system > together to coat telescope mirrors with aluminum. It looks like I could > get everything I need from eBay at relatively low cost. Of course, > elements of LinuxCNC could be used to moni

[Emc-users] [OT] Vacuum System

2012-09-30 Thread Kirk Wallace
I'm playing with the thought of putting a vacuum deposition system together to coat telescope mirrors with aluminum. It looks like I could get everything I need from eBay at relatively low cost. Of course, elements of LinuxCNC could be used to monitor and control the system. Does anyone have any li