= About removing cataracts =

[Ralph S]

Here's another question regarding not reintroducing a bonding material between the tube faceplate and the now-clean "safety glass": If most of you who have performed de-cat procedures don't replace the old PVA with something, but leave an air gap between the two, what's the point of reattaching the old front glass? Is it to maintain the extended radius of the tube face as it was when it left the factory and therefore fit the metal tube mask of the front shroud better or does it really matter in regards to this fit? Otherwise the whole reattachment process seems pointless given that the notion of "safety glass" has been defeated by leaving out the glue that makes safety glass work.