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Mirror Making Article/Tutorial

Gremlin · 2013-07-12 20:47:03

Hi following some recent interest in this forum on mirror making I decided to do a write up on the process of making my own 14" f/3.85 telescope mirror. The article in pdf is rather lengthy I probably went into a little too much detail. For those interested or considering making your own telescope mirror, I hope it will be…

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12-07-2013 9:47pm

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Gremlin

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Hi following some recent interest in this forum on mirror making I decided to do a write up on the process of making my own 14" f/3.85 telescope mirror.

The article in pdf is rather lengthy I probably went into a little too much detail. For those interested or considering making your own telescope mirror, I hope it will be useful.

http://www.webtreatz.com/resources/Grinding_a_14inch_mirror.pdf

If you have any questions just holler.

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#2 13-07-2013 12:42pm
Rubecula

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Always been fascinated by this but I simply don't have the patience to do it. Great read Gremlin and thank you for posting.

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#3 22-07-2013 11:04pm
Tomk1

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It's a craft in itself

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