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Re: A-8A Aircraft Sextant
From: Chris Caswell
Date: 2017 Sep 11, 15:11 -0700
From: Chris Caswell
Date: 2017 Sep 11, 15:11 -0700
Well, that experiment failed miserably. The shellac/alcohol mixture never hardened up. I just redid it using ground shellac placed on the lens bevel and just drops of alcohol added, then heated it with a heat gun to melt it. Tomorrow we will see...
Chris in VT