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Thank you so much and I got the PM. So it appears the largest hurdle is not the actual process, it's securing space and permits for the use of chemicals and disposal. That makes sense and gives me a better ideal of the challenges. It appears step one in this, if it is to operate as a business, is to recruit an investor who would see value in offering this service.
That being said, what about the process would require the most specialized piece of equipment? Rinsing and cleaning seems like it would be possible to replicate without the multi-station equipment that serves a production setup. Glass etching and phosphor deposition seems like a reasonably replicated process as would be graphite "painting" of the inside neck region. The 12JP4 and 10BP4 CRT's would not need aluminum vapor deposition.
Perhaps the entire process does not need to be completed at this point in time and a collection of tubes could be stockpiled at some step where storage, for now, is a reasonable win? I wonder if partially processed tubes at the rinsed out and cleaned step would move the ball down the field enough to at least eliminate some of the initial challenges and redefine the starting point? I guess I'm suggesting there's no harm in collectors breaking vacuum, etching the neck break point, removing the gun assembly and sticking a rubber stopper in it for now. That's something that could be done in a home shop. Maybe we don't need to think about this as if we need to hit a base clearing home run...just an RBI single for now to get a run or two across the plate.
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