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    OptiBoard Hall of Fame

    As requested, here is the OptiBoard Hall of Fame thread.

    The purpose of this thread is simple - to highlight the most interesting and useful threads on OptiBoard. Please post your nominations along with a link to the thread and why you think it should be included in the OHOF. Let's see how this goes.


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    This thread discusses AR crazing as a result of heat or cold: http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...Weather-and-AR

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    Still on the AR train but I found this thread highly informative and very interesting.

    http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...643#post533643

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    One of the best rounds around the café table ever...the history of progressive lenses:

    http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...e-Lens-History

    This place stomps a lot of grapes...but it makes some pretty good wine from time to time!

    Really nice job, Sharpstick777.

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    This thread discusses various ways of inducing prism at near: http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...ght=prism+segs

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    Getting serious about calculating prism: http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...egree-meridian

    (The definition of professionalism. I'm sure he'll be popping up on this thread quite a bit!)

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    Thread: low 16 height progressive

    http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php/8985-low-16-height-progressive


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    Been digging and found this beauty...short and sweet. "Slab off - Textbook vs. Real World."

    http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...-vs-real-world

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Machol View Post
    As requested, here is the OptiBoard Hall of Fame thread.

    The purpose of this thread is simple - to highlight the most interesting and useful threads on OptiBoard. Please post your nominations along with a link to the thread and why you think it should be included in the OHOF. Let's see how this goes.
    well steve , i could, but i would be biased, but then again look at the statistics of it, not to mention over the years i have been contacted by numerous other countries, and various organizations for permission to use it, plus it has had more different participants then any thread i have ever seen

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    Quote Originally Posted by harry a saake View Post
    well steve , i could, but i would be biased, but then again look at the statistics of it, not to mention over the years i have been contacted by numerous other countries, and various organizations for permission to use it, plus it has had more different participants then any thread i have ever seen
    Harry, I assume you mean this: TIPS ON DISPENSING

    And I think that's a worthy entry.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Machol View Post
    Harry, I assume you mean this: TIPS ON DISPENSING

    And I think that's a worthy entry.
    yes, i did

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    Darryl Meister #1 Robert Martellaro #2. You will build a fine foundation for a HOF from these giants of our profession.

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    http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...ckside+digital

    Sharpstick does a nice job explaining the nuances of digital design of PALs, in general.

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    Here are some of the threads that touch on AR/ reflection issues:

    http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...ll=1#post93023 <---older

    https://www.optiboard.com/forums/sho...ndom-AR-issues <---newer

    https://www.optiboard.com/forums/sho...t=ghost+images <---ghost image solutions
    Have I told you today how much I hate poly?

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    Have I told you today how much I hate poly?

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    https://www.optiboard.com/forums/sho...formation-101?

    Here's another all-around goodie lead by the great Darryl Meister
    Have I told you today how much I hate poly?

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    This is a good one to discuss progressive designs: https://www.optiboard.com/forums/sho...ountain+design

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    Progressives explained & "Swim"

    Progressives for smarter than "Dummies".


    https://www.optiboard.com/forums/sho...quot-swim-quot

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    I don't think many of us can do this trick, but it's so impressive that it needs immortalized.

    https://www.optiboard.com/forums/sho...634#post552634

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    http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...free-form-PALs

    A brain-busting dialogue between two optical heavyweights.

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    https://www.optiboard.com/forums/sho...080#post554080

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