Spillman Mirror-O-Matic Construction Update #2

[MPfinOBS]

I like video and how you show what you are doing. Keep em coming becouse these things can be very interesting people like us (DIY).

MP-observatory

[tabhorian]

Excellent video, Thanks!

[foreilly1958]

Frank, this is a tremendous video! Thank you for posting it.

I guess that you wrote the narrative instead of talking it through so that guys like me from the North could understand?

Best regards,

Francis J. O'Reilly

[spilperson]

@foreilly1958

Hi, Francis! You know, I didn't even realize I was setting that as a "style" until the second video, I thought I was just experimenting with titles in iMovie. It turns out I like doing it that way for now, and maybe it will help somebody understand me.

More to come, more to come.

Frank

[almazfamily]

Following directions and keeping organized? That's definitely NOT how I've been putting together my Strasbaugh-type machine recently.

I live on the Northshore and work in in Hammond, perhaps out ATM paths will cross one day soon.

Your grinding-machine looks nicely done so far. It must be nice to have a metal lathe, I had to think of a few work-arounds for mine.

Adam Perkins (Covington, LA)

[spilperson]

@almazfamily

Hi, Adam, thanks for the comments. Yep, I love my lathe, but I am still on a really steep learning curve. Plus it is getting to that point in Louisiana where the garage isn't much fun during the day, so I have to do something about that.

Drop me an email sometime - are you involved with any other telescope makers or astronomers up on the north shore?

Frank