A few years back we made 3 MoM's. Two that can handle 20" mirror and a third one capable of grinding a 10" mirror. We built the two larger machines in my …
Page 2 of 2 - Fixed Post Grinder/Polisher Build - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: When I start with a new mirror blank I usually generate the basic curve I need either by or hand on the grinding machine or by using a curve generator I built (photo below) or I order the blank with a curve generated. At the top left of the fixed post …
Page 1 of 3 - 20" F3.8 mirror project - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: This has been a dream project of mine for many years (in fact for a few decades). After many fault starts over the years, finally I built a mirror grinding machine, found a 20 inch Pyrex mirror blank and started grinding it last week. The mirror blank I got (from a …
Thanks for the video Jim. I had no idea that these machines ran at those speeds. When I built my machine, I didn't have a computer or any books on building grinding machines so I built one that mimics the stroke a person would do.
Theories on designing a robotic mirror grinder. - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: So I have been thinking and doing some preliminary design work on a robotic telpe grinding machine with the intent to grind a 12 inch parabolic primary mirror for a telpe I intend to build. I have been trying to understand the mechanics …
Page 2 of 5 - new grinding machine and 23,5 mirror project - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: These sheets are not well annealed on their own - glass companies usually anneal the disks after they have been cut out. You need to check for strain as soon as possible. A large LED TV displaying a white image can serve as a …
Mirror-o-Matic and fixed position tool grinding - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: I plan on using a Mirror-o-Matic type grinding machine soon. The fixed position technique Mark Cowan uses …
Gearmotor grinding machine - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: I have a grinding machine that can work mirrors as large as 18 inch. I can pick it up, walk up the stairs from the basement and put it in the trunk of my car. It is a handful, though, because it weights 55 pounds, is 13 inches high and the tripod legs stick out 16 inches …
Newtonian telpe is its primary mirror. Most Newtonian primary mirrors have either a spherical or a parabolic shaped concave face. Unlike most other mirrors in your home, the mirror coating of a Newtonian mirror is actually applied to the front face of the glass, not the back. The light collected by the Newtonian primary mirror does
Bearing question for Mirror grinding machine - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: Not being a mechanical design expert, I need some advice. I have purchased an aluminum disk, and a flange shaft …
How to grind a small mirror with grinding machine? - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: Hi, Grinding machine is generally for big mirrors above 12 with a tool on top method, different sub-diameter tool will be used.But how to grind a small mirror like 8 with a grinding machine? TOT or MOT? Ordinary, 8 mirror and smaller ones …
Mirror Grinder - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: Ive gathered a few parts to start a mirror grinder. Im thinking of starting with a simple tub grinder with the idea that I can convert it to an Elgin style grinder later on. I found a 62RPM, heavy duty gear motor today to power the spindle which Im making from a hardened, chrome plated 1 …
This machine is intended for hand grinding and figuring of mirrors 12" in diameter and under. I will add a manual overarm at some point when I need it. The red tub is an animal water/food dish obtained at Farm & Fleet for …
Mirror Grinding Machine - bobmay - September 15, 2003 - 18:54 UTC. Mirror Grinding Machine - rfhuber - September 16, 2003 - 02:18 UTC. Mirror Grinding Machine - johnbohlen - September 17, 2003 - 15:13 UTC. please photos - morovic - October 4, 2003 - …
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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 …
Design of Zeiss grinding machine~~ - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: Hi,Dear all,I study some matieral and video,design a prototype of zeiss grinding machine. as explained below, I am glad to …
mirror grinding machine's eccentric - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: I have been looking at mirror grinding machines lately and have a question about the overhead swing arm. Most of the designs I have seen have the swing arm on a circular curve to varying degrees. Does this circular curve the swing arm travels on have any …
Automatic Grinder & Polisher materialographic preparation without manual work. QATM; Products; 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 mounted, unmounted and ...
I am on the half of the way to make a mirror grinding machine inspired by original M-O-M design. I made the pulley arrangement such a way that, both the turn …
Sadly enough he left our ATM-group. Anyway, only grit #12 0 was done manually because the peristaltic pumps couldn't handle that larger grit. The reason for these two MoM's was simple. We didn't want to spend to many hours grinding on a mirror. We started grinding early '80 and made 'a few' mirrors/telpes.
Page 4 of 5 - Making a Mirror grinding & Polishing machine - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: put the mirror against your laptop, look thru the sunglasses, spin the sunglasses, it should …
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 …
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I'm thinking of making my own fixed post mirror grinding/polishing and curve generating machine. I've got loads of …
Mirror-o-Matic mirror making machine – ATM pages of … Mirror-O-Matic grinding machine. When I decided in 2009 after a ten-year…
zeiss grinding machine design - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: Zeiss type has the most flexible ability, it has three rotation shafts---mirror, offset, stroke.generally, two motors will be used. then bring me a question, which two shafts should be drove by one motor?there are different designs: in book advanced telpe making, …
Mirror grinding machine construction log I started thinking about building my own mirror grinding machine several years ago. Having been on the ATM list now since almost the beginning of it here on the web, I had lots of of inspiration reading of others projects and viewing their webpages
I am building a mirror grinding machine now also but will use a DC drive and PM motor that I have had lying around for 20 years. I also bought a 1/3" HP DC motor and cheap DC drive ($55) and an EBAY gearbox to run the eccentric. I'll have a 1 HP DC drive and 20:1 gearbox for the turntable and the smaller drive and 20:1 gearbox for the …
Learn about amateur telpe making (ATM) and mirror making from Mike Lockwood, a professional optician and ATM enthusiast. Find his publications, presentations, projects, …