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Re: Thick mirrors
      07/06/09 07:35 PM
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thats what i do for a living.



So you should realize that 8x stiffer would only apply if you were comparing a 4" thick mono to a 2" thick mono. For any given cross section the I is going to be lower because it is ribbed not solid.

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* Thick mirrors astrolabio49 07/03/09 03:21 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors John Carruthers   07/03/09 06:19 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors polaraligned   07/03/09 07:34 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors mark cowan   07/04/09 02:47 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors *DELETED* polaraligned   07/04/09 07:56 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors mark cowan   07/04/09 02:51 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Mike Lockwood   07/07/09 03:02 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors kfrederick   07/05/09 08:22 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Stahi   07/05/09 11:28 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors mark cowan   07/05/09 07:15 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Stahi   07/05/09 09:59 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors *DELETED* polaraligned   07/06/09 07:55 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors mark cowan   07/06/09 09:59 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors dave b   07/07/09 01:25 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Houdini   07/07/09 06:44 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Darenwh   07/07/09 07:02 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors polaraligned   07/07/09 07:32 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors dave b   07/06/09 12:36 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors *DELETED* polaraligned   07/06/09 06:11 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors dave b   07/06/09 06:21 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors polaraligned   07/06/09 07:35 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Houdini   07/06/09 07:57 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors *DELETED* polaraligned   07/10/09 08:24 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors *DELETED* Houdini   07/10/09 09:21 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Don WModerator   07/10/09 04:30 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Houdini   07/10/09 08:51 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors mark cowan   07/10/09 10:45 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors kfrederick   07/11/09 07:07 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors kfrederick   07/11/09 08:57 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors dave b   07/11/09 05:44 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors mark cowan   07/12/09 10:56 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors polaraligned   07/14/09 07:27 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors mark cowan   07/14/09 01:08 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors polaraligned   07/14/09 01:27 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors mark cowan   07/14/09 04:32 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors dave b   07/13/09 02:29 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors mark cowan   07/13/09 03:39 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors kfrederick   07/13/09 09:56 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors mark cowan   07/13/09 04:08 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Owen   07/14/09 03:24 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors JohnH   07/14/09 12:15 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors kfrederick   07/12/09 05:55 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors polaraligned   07/06/09 08:54 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Cary   07/06/09 08:22 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors JohnH   07/07/09 01:05 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors JohnH   07/07/09 01:17 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Olivier Biot   07/07/09 01:29 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors JohnH   07/07/09 03:59 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors kfrederick   07/07/09 05:12 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors BluewaterObserva   07/07/09 09:34 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Owen   07/08/09 04:57 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors mark cowan   07/08/09 03:55 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Cary   07/08/09 04:02 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors mark cowan   07/08/09 04:11 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors dave b   07/08/09 12:01 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors BluewaterObserva   07/08/09 12:51 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors dave b   07/06/09 07:50 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors polaraligned   07/06/09 08:35 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Houdini   07/06/09 08:58 PM
. * Re: Thick mirrors dave b   07/04/09 11:47 AM
. * Re: Thick mirrors Owen   07/03/09 03:41 AM

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