One of my friends is grinding a 16" f/4 mirror out of a WWII-era porthole from the USS Oriskany

One of my friends is grinding a 16" f/4 mirror out of a WWII-era porthole from the USS Oriskany

Posted Nov 2, 2022, 11:17 PM UTC

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twivel01•

How do you come by such a historic piece of glass?

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__Augustus_OP•

eBay

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Awesome! 16” f/4 is a great size!

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50calPeephole•

Maybe not the best glass choice but certainly coolest.

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__Augustus_OP•

It was $100, and it’s inch thick plate. You’d be hard pressed to find better for 10x that

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beanpills•

I thought your friend was trying to have a mustache

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TheMan027•

No residual strain? I feel like that would be a pain to figure

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__Augustus_OP•

No

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