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Building a fixed post mirror grinding machine ...

Gordon Waite is probably one of the better mirror makers using this machine and have incorporated some of his ideas into my plan. I like the fixed-post plan vs others with eccentric drives, because it gets the heavy grinding done in an automated manner, but still give you the chance to hand-figure.

ATM Mirror Grinding Machine Mark II (under ... - Plicht

ATM Mirror Grinding Machine Mark II (under construction) to Part 2 Well, the Mark I with automotive type wiper motors (12V DC) didn't work, so something else was required. Since EBay offers a lot of material that is suitable and available at …

Automatic Polishing and Grinding Systems – ATM Qness

Grinding / Polishing / Etching. Automatic Grinder / Polisher. With the semi-automatic grinding and polishing machines both single and central pressure can be applied. The central pressure allows grinding and polishing of embedded, unembedded and oversized specimens. In combination with a removal measurement, grinding can be done automatically ...

Motor and Gearbox for a Computerized Mirror Grinding Machine

Gordon Waite shows you the 3-phase motor and VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) that he is installing on the computer-controlled mirror grinding and polishing ma...

grinding / polishing machine for telpe mirrors ...

Mechanical assembly is complete. The machine could start grinding now. I still need to build the electronics, and then there's painting and finishing.

Mirror Grinding Machine

My Mirror Grinding Machine. For a long time I've wanted to build a machine for grinding telpe mirrors. Dennis Rech's M-o-M designs finally inspired me to just get up and do it. Over the years, I'd been collecting motors, gear boxes, pulleys, etc. …

Amateur Telpe Makers (ATM) Archive for JUL98 - by thread

ATM (Fwd) lighting up Quebec, slightly off topic, Geoff Dudley; ATM - Grinding Machine Strokes, .; ATM 0.965" eyepieces, Kreig McBride ; ATM 1.25" vs 2" diagonal on refractor, Jeff Wirs. Re: ATM 1.25" vs 2" diagonal on refractor, Mel Bartels ; ATM 23" maksutov looking for/off topic, Kreig McBride ; Re: ATM 6" Dob: How Easy?, Ross Orr/Margaret Wong

mirror grinding machines. - ATM, Optics and DIY Forum ...

The eccentric that controls the side to side motion turns at 11 RPM. I can adjust the length of the stroke and the side to side motion as well as the position of the mirror on the tool. Now I know why my machine is so slow to do its work. I really like the way the mirror o matic works. I may have to rethink things a bit. Mark

Grinding of 8" Aluminium mirror on spin grinding machine ...

Corundum K320 with paraffin oil. Speed 42rpm and some bars of Mozart. :-)

Automatic grinding & polishing machine SAPHIR 560

The SAPHIR 560 with RUBIN 520 is a twin wheel grinder and polisher of recent generation with an innovative grinding and polishing head for working wheels Ø 200-300 mm. The head RUBIN 520 is equipped with an automatic protective hood and sets a new standard for operational safety. Single and central pressure, memory function, integrated dosing ...

Mirror-o-Matic mirror making machine - ATM pages of ...

Mirror-O-Matic grinding machine. When I decided in 2009 after a ten-year break to get into mirror making again, it quickly became clear to me that I would need to construct machine, as hand grinding big mirrors is not something very beneficial for the hands of a musician.

Mirror-o-Matic mirror making machine - ATM pages of ...

The M-o-M is a marvellous machine due to its simplicity and yet refined design. It is extremely flexible accommodating mirror sizes from 4 inch up to 20 inch (with slight modifications) and can be used for all three steps necessary in producing a mirror. That is you can use it to grind, polish and figure your optics.

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Elgin Mirror Grinding Machine Campus Rugby 2019. Fixed-post machine grinding is where the mirror is on a turntable rotating around 20 PRM [speeds vary], and a 75% tool is on top. Mirror Grinding Machine My Mirror Grinding Machine. For a long time I''ve wanted to build a machine for grinding telpe mirrors. Elgin-Waineo machines : .

Mirror Grinding Machine - ATM, Optics and DIY Forum ...

Mirror Grinding Machine - posted 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 …

Re: ATM maryland precision optics

I am not an expert on grinding machines, > though I have I have seen a couple of simple ones in operation briefly. > This one has a big rotating wheel with places to hook up the arm to; it > also has another fixed point. The tool- or mirror- or lens-holder > rotates. There is a 1725 rpm motor.

Telpe Mirror Grinding Machines | Crusher Mills, Cone ...

The 1.3m telpe mirror blank has been completed by Peter Wangsness and is now … 1.3m mirror blank – yard stick comparison . 1.3-m Mirror Grinding Machine – Photo: Mike … Mirror-o-Matic mirror making machine – ATM pages of Berthold …

Stellafane ATM: Materials & Tools

Please consult our list of ATM Suppliers for ideas about where to purchase these items. Topics on this page: Mirror Blanks, Grinding & Polishing Tools, Grits & Pitch, Storage Containers, Grinding Stands, and Miscellaneous Items. 6" & 8" Pyrex Mirror Blanks Patterns on surfaces and edges are mold marks, splotch on 6" is a grinding mark by the ...

[ATM] mirror making machine

[ATM] mirror making machine. To: Subject: [ATM] mirror making machine; From: "David Williams" ... gear box with the shaft sticking straight up and a crank on it and a connecting rod and a mirror mount to make a crude mirror grinding machine. It looked like this: connecting ____rod ...

Mirror grinding machine-runout - ATM, Optics and DIY Forum ...

Page 1 of 2 - Mirror grinding machine-runout - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: I am in the process of making a fixed post mirror grinding machine, big enough for a 20 inch mirror. I have now got the motor, pulleys, two shafts and turntable all together and working. The turntable rotates at around 25 rpm,which I think should be OK. If I put a dial indicator on …

Mel Bartels' Amateur Telpe Making

The I.A.U. named asteroid 17823 Bartels discovered 1998 by J.M.Roe in recognition for my contributions to amateur astronomy. Making is the Key to Knowing. A telpe mirror is arguably the most accurate surface made by human or machine. Amazingly you can grind a mirror by hand and make a telpe with simple hand tools.

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The machine is shown grinding a 300 mm mirror.How to build a tachometer:

Grinder Machine Mirror

Mirror Grinding Machine - ATM, Optics and DIY Forum ... Sep 29, 2010· Mirror Grinding Machine - posted 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.

53 Telpe Mirror Making ideas | telpe, telpes ...

Jun 8, 2017 - Explore Neil Aubrey's board "Telpe Mirror Making" on Pinterest. See more ideas about telpe, telpes, diy telpe.

Stellafane ATM: Make a Tile Tool

If you have ground a reasonable curve in your mirror, pour the new plaster disk against that curve, so that the new tool will be closer to mating with the mirror. Back to the ATM Index Page. Page last revised on Thursday, 2017-Sep-07 13:33:01 -0400 ...

Making my own fixed post mirror grinding/polishing machine ...

Page 1 of 2 - Making my own fixed post mirror grinding/polishing machine - posted 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-O-Matic

While I was in the construction process of the Mirror-O-Matic I had ordered a 10" an 8" plate glass kit. Here is the 10" ready for fine grinding. The only part I could not find locally was the toggle pad used in the overarm assembly. This part I ordered from Reid Tool Supply Company. The 8" came at a later time then the 10".

Re: ATM mirror grinding mechanics & marshmello test

Subject: Re: ATM mirror grinding mechanics & marshmello test; From: Steve Bell ... microscopic surface areas of contact between the grit and the surfaces of the mirror and the tool. During grinding, the mirror is slid over the tool (really, over the grit between the mirror and the tool), and my physics book says: "whenever the surface of one ...

Mirror Grinding Machines - an Astronomy Net ATM Forum Message

ATM Forum Message. Be the first pioneers to continue the Astronomy Discussions at our new Astronomy meeting place... Howdy, I am going to be joining the ranks of retired people on 12/31,and I am thinking about grinding another mirror. My first mirror is …

Telpe Making Links - Designs and Techniques | STAR ...

The Kutter Schiefspiegler. Yolo Telpes. Grinding Glass. An ATM's Grinding Barrel Top. Grinding Your Telpe Mirror. Polishing Your Telpe Mirror. Glass Notes. Grit and Microgrit Grading Conversion Chart at READE. Making a tile on plaster tool.

Article Index - The ATM's Workshop

Fast Mirror Grinding and Polishing . Many ATMs, by their very nature, are experimenters. This article discusses some of the odd techniques I have used in grinding and polishing mirrors. Some were successful, others were tried and …