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Fixed post grinding - Hogging an 8"
Hogging a 8 inch telescope mirror. This machine is hand made using domestic drill kits and tool kits. This machine design was inspired from gordon ...
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Rough Grinding - 8" fixed post grinding.
Hogging a 8 inch telescope mirror. This machine is hand made using domestic drill kits and tool kits. This machine design was inspired from gordon ...
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6 months ago
Rough Grinding 2 - 8" fixed post grinding.
Hogging a 8 inch telescope mirror. This machine is hand made using domestic drill kits and tool kits. This machine design was inspired from gordon ...
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6 months ago
Fixed post grinding - Hogging an 8"
Hogging a 8 inch telescope mirror. This machine is hand made using domestic drill kits and tool kits. This machine design was inspired from gordon ...
435 views
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11 months ago
Hogging the Curve on a 20" Quartz Telescope Mirror
This video demonstrates using coarse abrasive and a ceramic grinding tool to deepen the surface of a Newtonian telescope mirror. This is known as ...
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A Fast Mirror Part 1, Before the Grind
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Channeling a 15" Pitch Lap (Part 2) for the 20" f/4.5 Telescope Mirror
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Fine Grinding a 20" Quartz Telescope Mirror
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Making a Ceramic Tile and Dental Plaster Grinding Tool for the 20" f/4.5 Telescope Mirror
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Mirror Making: DIY Spherometer Part 2, Calibrating and Using the Instrument
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Parabolizing a 20" Mirror, Part 1: Preparations
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Pouring a 15" Pitch Lap (Part 1) for the 20" f/4.5 Telescope Mirror
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Recycling Pitch for the 20" f/4.5 Telescope Mirror
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Rough Grinding a 20" Quartz Telescope Mirror on the Fixed-Post Machine
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1 year ago
10" f/5 Telescope Mirror from Waite Research
Gordon Waite has a 10" f/5 primary mirror finished and available. The mirror has exceptional numbers and can become the heart of your next telesco...
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1 year ago
draper grinding machine
This is a grinding machine for astronomical parabolic telescope mirrors. The machine can handle primary mirrors up to 80 cm/31.5"
We are currently...
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But i wish to know one thing, since this machine uses TOT method(Tool on top) is it efficient enough to dig the saggita we need? also can polishing be done too with this machine? sorry i had been very stupid with my questions.
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1 year ago
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Hello Gordon,
I have a question. The tool that you use for hogging, will that used for rough and fine grinding too? or should we change the tool after hogging? I have made a machine based on your fixed post grinding design. I am yet to start my grinding coz i have this doubt. Please clarify guru...