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Mid-Atlantic Mirror Making #10	Jerry assembles a stand	Mike and Chuck assemble stands	Dave Groski shows how to strip an old mirror coating off using ferric chloride which will dissolve the silver coating.
A bottle of ferric Chloride stands in front of a mirror	Here you can see the silver dissolving	Dr. Hannagan presents the basics of mirror making to the group	Mirror makers pick their spots
DMSG President directs Mirror Makers to a set up station	Dave Groski, Stellaphane Springfield Telescope Makers winner guides mirror makers	Click on the image to see a clip of the stroke	Mirror making is hard work, teaming up is a great idea
Dave Groski show Tim the proper technique	President Don Surles broken hip and all still finishes a mirror	Gary works on his 10 inch	The mirror tester used by Dick Parker & Dave Groski
Steve Swayze sets up his test stand	Steve Swayze starts testing	Dr. Bill Hannagan & Ralph talk shop	The grinding room
Mirror maker John works hard to finish	The water starts to rise and comes to the door step, Rob tests his Jeep	Roads are flooded, we're an island	Cars had to be moved twice in the parking lot
Polishing Pads are applied	Pads are rolled firmly in place	Gary works while Steve and Jerry talk about their dogs	Enjoying a meal and friends
Click on picture to see pitch lap being made	Click on picture to see pitch peeled and pressed	Excess pitch is chipped off edge of tool	Excess pitcj is trimmed off tool with a blade
Well grooved pitch lap on tool	Gary applies Cerium Oxide as he's ready to polish with a pitch lap	The Foucault test says back to the polishing bench, we want straight lines	Click on picture to see a pitch lap polishing a mirror
John takes a well earned break, he did finish his mirror	Steve Swayze gives another happy mirror maker the OK	Yeah baby, this is what we're looking for! This is one happy mirror maker.