In the beginning was the barrel. Around the barrel the amateur telpe maker would walk. After hours of pushing glass, he examine his work and declared-Bugger this for a Lark - A machine has got to be easier! I made my first ...
Introduction A lot has changed since Russell Porter wrote those words - today the "average workman" can afford to buy an already made telpe and Dobsonian mountings are very popular. Much is also unchanged - mirror grinding ...
Howdy, I am going to be joining the ranks of retired people on 12/31,and I am thinking about grinding another mirror. My first mirror is an 8"/f5 that was done by hand. Since then I had to have surgery on my right shoulder,so I am ...
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ATM Mirror Grinding Machine Mark II (under construction) Part 2 Well, as I described the mirror blank and tool got stuck. One of the centering bolts sure applied some pressure, resulting in this fine (is fine the correct term here ...
2007/10/29· めまれている· 'm fine grinding my 12" plate glass mirror blank with the M-O-M by Dennis Rech. It's an automatic mirror making machine that takes the "caveman" work out of ...
Mirror-o-Matic mirror grinding machine Index Introduction Building the machinee First trials Testing Equipment Spherometer Mirror mount Foucault tester Ronchi grating Grinding log Further links Introduction The mirror machine ...
Making A Mirror Grinding Tool By Allen Malsburry The average person would never think, "I can make my own telpe." Most amateur astronomers believe, "I can buy a better telpe than I can build." Neither is actually ...
Mirror grinding machine construction log – JamesCrombie page1 Mirror grinding machine construction log I started thinking about building my own mirror grinding machine several years ago. Having been on the ATM list now ...
Mirror-O-Matic grinding machine When I decided in 2009 after a ten-year break to get into mirror making again, it quickly became clear to me that I would need to construct machine, as hand grinding big mirrors is not something very ...
2016/10/21· I am grinding a 6" mirror for newtonian telpe. When I start fine grinding with 400 grit carborundum and 800, it leaves scratches and lines on my mirror. Is it ok to have these kinds of lines on the mirror because I ...
Large Grinding Machine The 32" F/4 mirror requires a large machine to grind and polish. John Pratte wanted a machine for himself, so we decided to scale it up just enough to handle the 32". The machine was built by John in his shop ...
Dick Parker's Telpe Mirror Workshop:. The primary is a concave mirror and the secondary is convex and placed . I did not have a lens grinding machine and it is not necessary if you do not have one.Chat Online Or Get Price
Stellafane ATM: Fine Grinding Fine grinding refines the basic shape you have ground into the surface of the glass with rough grinding. ... What's parabolizing? The goal. The goal of parabolizing is to produce a mirror that focuses light ...
Mirror grinding machine construction log - . Mirror grinding machine construction log I started thinking about building my own mirror grinding machine several ... SkyBadger - Mirror Grinding Machine Mirror Making. Mirror making is ...
Mirror Grinding Machine - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: I have some interest in building a grinding machine for possible up to an 18 mirror, but something that will also do a 6 or 8 mirror. I have plans for the Mir O Matic but ...
6" & 8" Pyrex Mirror Blanks Patterns on surfaces and edges are mold marks, splotch on 6" is a grinding mark by the manufacturer. Two blanks are in their protective cardboard shipping sleeves. These blanks are destined for the ...
Mirror grinding - Telpe making telpe making, mirror grinding, homemade tripod, eyepieces, astronomy How do you turn a chunk of glass into a telpe ... Mirror Grinding Machine telpe mirror grinding machine based ...
Telpe Making *TELPES PAGE* How I got started in ATM Optical Equipment Pitch tester, Strain testing setup, Mirror test stands, Spherometers, Slitless Foucault testers, Interference test setup, Small grinding machine, Large grinding machine
My Mirror Grinding Machine For a long time I've wanted to build a machine for grinding telpe mirrors. Dennis Rech's M-o-M designs finally inspired me to just get up and do it. Over the years, I'd been collecting motors, gear boxes ...
Mirror grinding machine construction log I started thinking about building my own mirror grinding machine several years ago. Having been on the ATM list now since almost the beginning of it here on the web, I had lots of of inspiration ...
Well, as I described the mirror blank and tool got stuck. One of the centering bolts sure applied some pressure, resulting in this fine (is fine the correct term here?) damage, which is 45 by 23 mm in size (1.8 by 0.9 inch). Sigh. After a ...
mirror grinding machines. - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: are there any detailed instructions/blueprints out there on making a mirror grinding machine? due to lack of clean space, the few of us in our society that want to ...
telpe making, mirror grinding, homemade tripod, eyepieces, astronomy How do you turn a chunk of glass into a telpe mirror, with a surface accurate to a couple millionths of a millimeter ? And why do you wish to do so? ...