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Old 08-13-2017, 09:52 PM
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Yeah, something like that flashlight setup might work for aligning the optical box mirrors.

Meanwhile, I managed to extract the canopy with its final mirror & screen. (Hint: this process is a pain; don't do it without a good reason.)



The final mirror doesn't look that bad from a distance:



The closer you get, the worse it looks, showing the same flaws as the 45-degree mirror in the optical box. This isn't dirt; I cleaned the mirror, with no change in the degraded areas:



Yes, this frame corner has popped loose (and so has the adjacent one). This rail would fall out completely if the screen mount wasn't holding it from behind:



I'll pull the mirror from the canopy and send it off for recoating. That will take about a month, and during that time I can do cabinet refinishing & repair (it also has a broken leg). Maybe some MacGyver experiments, too!

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