Does Anyone Grind Their Own Small Mirrors Any More?

I think that this misstep of not switching to carbo for at least the rough grinding was responsible for more amateurs failing to complete their mirrors with Edmund kits. Too much hard work! Such a shame. You would think that more completed mirrors would mean a lot more business for Edmund Scientific!

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Telpe Mirror Kit. Have custom requirements? All our Mirror Kits contain a Pilkington Float Glass mirror blank and Grinding Tool. These arefinished with fine ground edges. …

Mirror blank kit

I purchased my 8" mirror making kit from Newport Glass and it included a Pyrex blank, a plate glass tool, all the grits needed from silicon carbide #80 grit for rough grinding through cerium oxide for polishing and figuring.

Building a fixed post mirror grinding machine

Hello all, I'm fascinated by those who can grind and figure their own mirrors for reflecting telpes. With the availability of kits to finish beautiful ATM dobs from companies like dobstuff, the lure of building one's own scope to high tolerances and good performance is clearly doable.

Mirror Grinding

Page 1 of 3 - Mirror Grinding - Take A Class Or DIY? - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: Ive been interested in grinding/polishing my own Newt mirror for a long time but dont know how to get started. As a beginner, would you recommend attending a workshop or class or is it possible to make a good mirror using other learning …

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Build your own telpe part 1: The mirror

First mirror grind advice

There are companies that sell mirror grinding kits, Galvoptics in Basildon do them, but if you obtain your own blanks, then It's only the Carbo grits, Alox fine grind grades, Cerium Oxide and Optical pitch to find. They …

Mirror Kit Okay?

Mirror Kit Okay? - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: Hello Everyone, I have been out of astronomy for about 2 years and now I am looking to get back into it by building my own 6 newt. I have wanted to do this for years and now seems like a good time to do it. I searched for mirror-grinding kits online a few years back and there were …

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TELPE MIRRORS FOR SALE

The price depends on the condition and quality of the mirror and the stages to be performed. Sometimes it is necessary to grind, polish and figuring the mirror, sometimes only polish and figuring, and sometimes only figuring. This can be assessed after an interferometric mirror test, which we do before starting.

if I wanted to grind my own mirror...

Buy the KITED600C mirror grinding kit. Pyrex blank pre-curve generated to f/8, matching convex plate glass tool, all the grits, pitch and polishing compound needed, …

TELPE MIRROR ALUMINISING

Telpes & Astronomy Telpe Mirrors, Blanks, Tools, Aluminising, Testing, and Materials for Mirror Making. Please email or call for information, pricing confirmations and shipping prices.

Mastering DIY Telpe Mirror Alignment: A Step-by-Step …

Grinding and Polishing the Mirror. Once you've appropriately set up your workspace, one of the most critical steps in DIY telpe mirror crafting is grinding and polishing the mirror. This process involves removing material from the mirror's surface to achieve the desired curvature, and subsequently achieving a smooth finish for the ...

How I built an edge grinder for telpe mirror …

Here is a photo of the grinder in operation actually edging a 12.5 inch blank I cast in my kiln. It works! The blank is attached to the 12 inch diameter wood disk with industrial strength, adhesive-backed Velcro. The rough …

TELPE MIRROR ALUMINISING

All the Mirrors in this range come with Ronchi, Foucault and Testing Data. 300mm (12") Glass F/5 Parabolic Mirror $1480AUD 300mm (12") Glass F/6 Parabolic Mirror $1400AUD 350mm (13.7") Glass F/5 Parabolic …

Mastering DIY Telpe Mirror Alignment: A Step-by-Step …

A parabolic mirror – where all incoming light beams parallel to the mirror's axis converge at a single point – is ideal for a DIY Telpe. Achieving this perfect …

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Mirror Making Overview

Mirror Grinding at the Spring 1998 Stellafane Mirror Workshop in the McGregor Observatory Rough Grinding. The purpose of rough grinding is to start to cut a spherical concave surface into the mirror blank. For a 6" mirror with a 48" focal length, the depth of the curve is 0.047". A full sized tool is rubbed against the mirror blank, with a wet ...

Grinding Kits

Mirror grinding kits, supply your own glass. Showing all 7 results. 6 inch Grinding Kit $ 70.00. Add to cart View cart 10 inch Grinding Kit $ 132.50. Add to cart View cart 8 inch Grinding Kit $ 87.50. Add to cart View cart 20 inch Grinding Kit $ …

How to Achieve a Mirror Finish on Any Metal

For polishing and mirrors, use a gentle cloth or piece of paper. THE SANDING PROCESS. To do this, the surface must be cleaned using a coarse grit abrasive wrapped around a paper towel or a cloth. The cover is vigorously scraped Until most of the undesirable material is gone. The sanding process requires buffing kits. This is followed …

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Gotgrit grinding kit question plus others

Gotgrit grinding kit question plus others - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: Starting an 18 mirror. It will be my 21st (and last) mirror but because of mirror and tool weight I plan on using a sub-diameter tool for this (14) and having never used one I have plenty of questions. I see gotgrit has mirror grinding kits that come with all …

Grinding, Polishing and Figuring

I recommend #60 carborundum for rough grinding. By the way, as in all optical work, be sure that you always maintain bevel on the edge of the mirror throughout grinding. If your mirror is light enough to grind on top, grind much the same way you would a smaller mirror. Your goal is to grind the curve from the middle out, timing it so that you ...

Telpe Mirrors | Zight Mirror Blanks

Borosilicate 3.3 Mirror Blanks - Annealed. Circular glass manufactured in 3.3 Borosilicate has been the standard in the mirror-making industry since the float method manufacturing was introduced. This methods ensures your glass is made with: · A great melt, removing micro-bubbles and strain lines which can impact the quality and optics of the ...

TELPE MIRROR BLANKS

AGI can manufacture mirror blanks up to 40" in diameter; AGI can diamond machine ID holes into your mirror blank; AGI can produce elliptical mirror blanks in 45 degree and 90 configurations; AGI can manufacture mirror blanks from any of our low expansion materials; Need more than one telpe mirror blank? Quantity discounts are available.

4.25 Inch Telpe Mirror Kit

This kit includes your telpe mirror blank and all the abrasives, polish, and pitch needed to grind, polish and figure your telpe mirror. You will also need the …

GotGrit – Quality Supplies at reasonable prices!

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Grinding an 8″ F/10 Telpe Mirror – openastronomy.ca

For this project (my first time ever grinding a mirror) I ordered an 8″ Black Vitrified Ceramic (BVC) blank without a pregenerated curve from ASM Products in Ste-Basile PQ. Ordering from Canada is always cheaper once you factor in all the taxes – all told the kit cost about $185. It includes Aluminum Oxide grits in 46, 80, 100, 240, 500 ...