[ATM] What is your current project???

[Tom Conlin]

I was working on a pair of 5" F3.5 for binoculars
(one is polished out and the other just fine ground)
but became sidetracked with a 8" F8 "rescue" mirror
found in a junkyard with its coating pealing off
and surface scratched.
Have ground it smooth and it is nearly polished out.

The Eugene "Knitty Gritty" David alludes to below is a small
group of ATMs who get together weekly and make mirrors & telescopes
while most of our spouses knit socks and things.
I can not say enough about the benefits of having get-togethers
to help motivate and work out ones thoughts when learning mirror making.

The rest of the the groups projects that are at least in fine griding stage

2) 10"  F <4 track balls scopes for spouse and club
1)  8"  $ <4 track ball for club in neighboring town
1) 16" F6
1)  6" F8 (a newcomer's first mirror courtesy of David )

and what ever David is doing when he graces us with his presence


P.S.
if your SOs do not knit perhaps you could have a "Stich and Pitch" instead.




> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <vorblesnak at peak.org>
> To: <atm at atmlist.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 12:26 PM
> Subject: [ATM] What is your current project???
>
>
>> Pie plate scopes for schools.
>>
>> Design and build a one shot kiln for the 36 inch slumping project.  The
>> design is done, I just need a week of good weather to build it and
>> slump.
>> The mold is packed sand, slumping into the mold.  On the same subject, I
>> agreed to slump a 12.5 for an ATM that asked.  That has been a run
>> through
>> the dark woods.  Should be done with that in a week or so.
>>
>> I gave the big Hindle machine to the Eugene Astro Society and then built
>> a
>> small mirror grinder to do the pie plates with.  I wore out the cheap
>> bearings I used and so upgraded the bearings on the grinding machine.
>> Two
>> plates in the polishing stage.
>>
>> Working with Chuck Lott on some kind of a scope with integrated finder.
>> Pie plate primary.
>>
>> Trying to finish the ATM book on wikibooks.
>>
>> David Davis
>> Toledo, OR 97391


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