Re: [DMCForum] Convex Mirrors [WAS] Re: Delorean TFT Dashboard

["Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxxxxx>]

Brandon, I am planning on setting up the equipment again
soon, but I have to clean the work bench off first.  The
bench is about 6 meters long and no room for anything right
now.  I just got the garage cleaned to the point that I fit
a 2nd DeLorean in there.  I cant make schedules for doing
anything other than say that when I get the bench clean then
I will start tinkering again with glass.  I have had about
20 private e-mails since I made the first ones successfully.
There is quite a demand for them.  I was trying to organize
a waiting list and sell them at a reasonable price in the
order that people asked.  But that list is so old that I am
thinking it would be better to put them on eBay as I make
them.  That could be interesting.  I'm still sitting on some
Inconel trailing arm pivot bolts, so I might start putting
those up too.

I like the idea that Martin spoke of for the type that has
flat & convex on the same piece of glass.  If I end up
grinding & polishing my own lenses then I will make mirrors
that way too if I can reasonably do the process of putting
the mirror finish on the glass.  For now I have no idea how
that is done.  Can anyone say?  If it isn't too hard then
that would inspire me to go on and purchase the
grinding/polishing equipment for convex shapes.  Otherwise
there isn't much of a market for custom lenses.

Back to the convex/flat combo idea, I'm not sure I would
prefer that over having normal convex for both sides.  I
really like the convex for the driver's side even tho it may
be a bit of a wide view for sitting so close to it.  (They
intended that type for passenger sides.)  If I made my own
convex shapes then I might like to try a slightly less
convex shape for the drivers side.

One opinion of mine is definite -- convex is the way to go.
I prefer it over flat even for the drivers side.

Walt

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