Silvering glass?

Very much so!

Thanks :))

Even at that size and bevelled, price up a replacement -- it's probably cheaper. I don't know anyone who would re-silver a 60" mirror and it's bigger than I'd do myself, even though I've got all the chemistry to hand and a supply of free silver [*].

My usual plug is for Roman Glass in Bristol / Bath as good suppliers for new glass of this type. They're well-priced and competent on things like bevelling, drilling, odd-shaped cuts and drilling. I wonder if they've got the new disks for my Wimshurst machine ready yet? 8-)

This is the exact sort of hands-on stuff I wanted :))

They are a couple of miles from me. I went past them this afternoon. :))

And a happy snap-crackle-pop to you. :))

I think I will make you the definitive source and stop here.

Many thanks. :))

Be very careful. You can end up making a nice bang (silver fulminate IIRC, its 25 years since I silvered a telescope mirror).

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It's hard to see where the carbon would come from if you'd taken the trouble to get the mirror nice and clean.

Moving into the future, Andy?

I'm not telling!

Mary