Want to build your own telescope Start with one of our telescope mirror kits. Each kit comes with a telescope mirror blank and all the abrasives (silicon carbide grits and white aluminum oxide powders) cerium oxide polish and pitch to grind and polish it to your specifications.

Strasbaugh polishing and grinding machine. You wont find very many of these around. Strasbaugh is the premier manufacture of machines used by the professionals. This machine is solid no plastic or wood. You can adjust the spindle and eccentric speed with a turn of a knob while running. It makes mirror grinding a pure joy.

As often in sciences and technology Leonardo da Vinci was a pioneer creating machines for the production of optical devices. Indeed between 1513 and 1517 he imagined machines to grind and polish telescope mirrors which at the time were made of bronze.

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Oct 28 2011 · This video shows a few initial stages of making a primary mirror for a 6" f/8 telescope. I m a newbie so bear with me in my ignorance as a first timer making a Telescope. I actually purchased

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I grew up knowing about the 200-inch telescope but knew little about the details of us design or construction. This is a delightful tale of driven scientists engineers and technicians who spend decades building the "Perfect Machine."

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Jun 12 2016 · What are the best sources for mirror blanks posted in ATM Optics and DIY Forum Ever since I found Stellafanes mirror making page Ive been itching to build my own telescope. Im going to start with a 6-8in. Newt (the classic beginning ATM project ). All I need now are the materials I can find the yogurt containers pretty easily. For the rest of it I had to do a little searching. For the

Please see the Buy Telescope Mirror Blanks page for low prices on plate glass mirror blanks. If you d like to buy a complete mirror grinding KIT with all abrasives and grinding tool included please see the Buy Telescope Mirror Kits. website for the lowest prices on plate glass telescope mirror grinding kits.

Grinding Polishing and Figuring . Thin Telescope Mirrors . Abridged from an article appearing in Telescope Making #12 There are several ways to support the grinding and polishing machine turntable but first make sure the turntable itself is rigid. It must not bend.

Now that I have several blanks made it is time to grind and polish one into a telescope mirror and test it out. I can use one blank as the mirror and another as the grinding tool and have a couple in reserve in case something goes horribly wrong during the grinding and polishing operations. I ll post an update once a mirror is completed.

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Nov 01 2011 · Hi AllWeve been having some idle discussions about grinding mirrors here. In particular weve been discussing building a fixed post mirror grinding turntable for cutting mirrors up to about a 24inch diameter to spherical. Its only a pipe dream at the

DIY Mirror Grinding and Telescope Making. Bill s Homemade Telescope Making Project This web page provides an overview of my large homemade telescope making project. I read several telescope and mirror making books and visited many amateur telescope making or "ATM" websites to learn how to build a 14.5 inch homemade telescope of this size.

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Sep 29 2010 · Mirror Grinding Machineposted 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 would like to do something a bit more modern. I have some ideas about using a AC drive and a large aluminum disk for the turntable and have made a parts list

Mirror Blanks For Telescopes . United Lens Company supports both the professional and amateur astronomical community. We ve sold classic test plate and mirror blanks for nearly as long as ULC has been in business.

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Sep 01 2018 · Modern optical telescope use mirrors and very few lenses. Unlike bathroom mirrors where the shiny layer is sealed in to the back of the glass telescopes use so-called "first surface" mirrors

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6. telescope mirror grinding machine Grinding Mill China Grinding and Testing a Telescope MirrorRASC St John s Centre You need special machinery to grind a mirror Indeed you do if you are going to use machinery at all The machinery must be made to mimic the human action Humans make the best mirrors precisely because their movements are. 7.

Strasbaugh polishing and grinding machine. You wont find very many of these around. Strasbaugh is the premier manufacture of machines used by the professionals. This machine is solid no plastic or wood. You can adjust the spindle and eccentric speed with a turn of a knob while running. It makes mirror grinding a pure joy.

Pounding scraping knapping grinding combined with fire heat melting leads us today to grinding telescope mirrors from glass. Making a telescope mirror is one of the most satisfying and sublime joys you will experience. It s also arguably the most accurate surface made by man or machine. If the mirror is expanded to the size of a football

Sep 26 2006 · The true test of the amateur astronomer is building their own telescope. Grinding and polishing your own mirrors is a long arduous process. Instead

Oct 15 2012 · Page 1 of 2Making my own fixed post mirror grinding/polishing machineposted in ATM Optics and DIY Forum Hey guys. Im thinking of making my own fixed post mirror grinding/polishing and curve generating machine. Ive got loads of questions regarding the design so Ill just start firing away Do I need an eccentric moving tool to be able to polish a mirror spherical Would

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PZX 5-Axis Prism Grinding Machine. The PZX prism grinding machine is the latest solution for companies looking to enhance their prism manufacturing capabilities. Machine prisms up to 6″ thick with a maximum diameter of 10″ for the longest diagonal.

How to Make Your Own Telescope Mirror Fig 1 This is a large piece of glass a woman off Craigslist gave me. It was 40"x40" and 0.75" thick. Its what I decided to use to make the mirror. Cutting it into smaller sections can be difficult but scoring it with a glass cutter and tapping t

I will assume that you have made mirrors before and thus won t describe the basic processes of grinding and polishing glass or testing an optical figure by means of a knife edge or Ronchi tester. Many books exist which detail these processes my personal favorite is Jean Texereau s "How to Make a Telescope" (Willmann-Bell 1984) . Nor will I

Throughout the grinding and final lapping stages the objective has been to reduce pits and scratches to the smallest possible size. However no amount of grinding can produce a surface smooth enough or sufficiently transparent to meet the needs of a first-class telescope objective. Different techniques are

Mirror Grinding Machine. telescope mirror grinding machine based on Dennis Rech s M-o-M 20. My Mirror Grinding Machine.For a long time I ve wanted to build a machine for grinding telescope » More detailed So you really want to build a Telescope Mirror.. So you really want to build a Telescope Mirror.Bob May. Grinding/polishing machines work by rotating the bottom piece (mirror or

Grinding Machine for Large Telescope Mirrors. I designed and built a grinding machine for mirrors up to 42 inches 1.1m in diameter. By slipping on and off a couple of belts the machine can quickly be reconfigured for spinning work or for stroking work. The machine can also work smaller mirrors if the drip pan is moved to the fast shaft on

Making A Mirror Grinding Tool By Allen Malsburry The average person would never think "I can make my own telescope." Most amateur astronomers believe "I can buy a better telescope than I can build." Neither is actually correct. For many decades now amateur

Mar 06 2006 · Making a homemade mirror grinding machineposted in ATM Optics and DIY Forum I want to make a motorized mirror grinder any good info on this i have a couple geared motors low speed high torque. One more question will 1 1/2 shaft size pillow block bearings work good for a homemade EQ mount Thank you John

A Look at the Future of Amateur Telescope Makers Feb 25 2020Types of mirror grinding machinesNov 16 2018Making a Mirror grinding Polishing machineMar 16 2015Making my own fixed post mirror grinding/polishing machine Oct 15 2012See more results

Other Mirror Classes. This page lists mirror making making classes that we are aware of. Just like our Stellafane mirror class these groups will help you learn how to make a telescope mirror and provide guidance instruction and mentoring to help you with your project and connect you with knowledgeable ATM s to answer your questions.

TELESCOPE MIRROR BLANKS MADE TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS. If one of our standard telescope mirror blanks isn t exactly what you re looking for Advanced Glass can custom make a telescope mirror blank to your specifications.

Telescope Mirror Grinding Machines. Mirror grinding machinecloudy nights mirror grinding machineposted 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 would like to do something a. Read More