Optical Trivia

**rbaker** · 04-24-2009, 05:30 PM

There was a time when every lab had a bucket of gasoline. What was it used for?

**rbaker** · 04-24-2009, 05:32 PM

There was a time when corset or collar stays were commonplace on the bench. What were they used for?

**DragonLensmanWV** · 04-25-2009, 07:01 AM

Originally Posted by rbaker

There was a time when every lab had a bucket of gasoline. What was it used for?

An ash tray!

No, how about maybe to remove pitch?

**optical24/7** · 04-25-2009, 07:34 AM

Used as generator coolant to make more spectacular PGX flare-ups!

I'm guessing pitch removal also...

**hcjilson** · 04-25-2009, 11:57 AM

Originally Posted by rbaker

There was a time when corset or collar stays were commonplace on the bench. What were they used for?

We used to use them to draw axis line conecting the lensometer dots. India ink and old fashioned broad pen nibs.I've never seen gasoline in a lab.

**rbaker** · 04-25-2009, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by DragonLensmanWV

An ash tray!

No, how about maybe to remove pitch?

Correctomundo DragonLensman.

**rbaker** · 04-25-2009, 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by hcjilson

We used to use them to draw axis line conecting the lensometer dots. India ink and old fashioned broad pen nibs.I've never seen gasoline in a lab.

Harry excels in all things optical. But, no gas in the office? You must have catered to the carriage trade. What did you use, fine 100 year old Cognac?

**hcjilson** · 05-01-2009, 08:10 PM

Originally Posted by rbaker

Harry excels in all things optical. But, no gas in the office? You must have catered to the carriage trade. What did you use, fine 100 year old Cognac?

Let's hear from some lab people out there. I maintain only a lunatic would have had a can of gas in an optical lab. In the old days for sure with all the guys smoking in the back room. With universal solvents and mineral spirits why in heavens name would anyone have used gasoline. Thumbs down on anyone who did. Never saw any gas in any lab I hung around, and I can promise you it was considerably more than one or 2.

**harry a saake** · 05-01-2009, 08:24 PM

what was the B@L cold plate used for?

**braheem24** · 05-03-2009, 05:44 PM

Beer!

Here comes FEZZ

**Fezz** · 05-04-2009, 10:26 AM

Somebody say beer?

**braheem24** · 05-04-2009, 11:51 AM

Nice catch bro,

I'd give you some green, but it says I'm not allowed to give you anymore without becoming a stalker.

Steve I think you should really reconsider the stalker verbage:p

**Now I See** · 05-07-2009, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by rbaker

There was a time when corset or collar stays were commonplace on the bench. What were they used for?

The only use I know of would be to keep the staff looking neat and tidy..:D Keep the men's collars down and straight and those lady's tummies in tight! ;)