Hi > On Mar 13, 2017, at 7:12 PM, jimlux <jim...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > On 3/13/17 3:19 PM, Bob Camp wrote: >> Hi >> >> …. ummm …. errr … Add to that: >> >> X-ray gear to work out the orientation of the (possibly natural) bar you are >> sawing >> Lapping gear to get the blanks flat (as optically flat) >> Automated / sorting X-ray gear to figure out what’s what after they are >> lapped >> Rounding equipment to turn the square ones into round ones without damaging >> them >> Contouring gear to put the proper shape on one or both sides (or pipes) >> Polishing gear to finish the shaping process >> Etching baths to get the surface to it’s final condition >> High vacuum cleaning to get all the crud off of all the parts before you do >> much of anything with themA base plater to put on the initial electrodes >> Mounting fixtures to get the crystal into the holder >> Cement curing (generally vacuum based) gear >> Plate to frequency gear >> >> That’s a short list, there actually is a bit more on a full list. The >> cleaning gear can get pretty extensive depending on the end application. >> >> > > Just get the Kurt J. Lesker catalog out and start ordering<grin>
… since a lot of it goes into a single “never break vacuum” enclosure, it gets complicated fast. Toss in the fact that you want a *good* vacuum and there’s a lot of stainless steel all over the place. Bob > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.