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  hand grinding/polishing quartz mirror - Cloudy Nights

  · 2) About 50% more work for all phases - grinding through figuring. Excellent polish and resistance to scratching are side benefits.

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  1992JBAA..102..198N Page 198 - Astrophysics Data System

  SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) Title: Constructing grinding and polishing machines Authors: Nichol, J. R. & Wall, J. Journal: Journal of the British Astronomical Association, vol.102, no.4, p.198-204 Bibliographic Code: 1992JBAA..102..198N Complete bibliographic record Other article options Print this article Previous article page ...

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  Joy of Mirror Making: Fine Grinding - bbastrodesigns.com

  Fine Grinding The goals of fine grinding are to prepare the curved mirror face so that it is ready for polishing and figuring and make any adjustments of the focal length.

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  Grindingとpolishingの/いをびましょう

  Grinding と polishing はどちらも、サーフェスのまたはのをうプロセスです。 ただし、それらのいは、それらの、、、、およびアプリケーションにあります。

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  Stellafane ATM Main Page

  Books & Periodicals Information about the publications we use to develop or check the information on these pages. Internet Resources on our Links Page ATM Web Pages Hundreds of links to all aspects of telescope making on the internet. ATM Material Suppliers US suppliers of Mirror Blanks, Grinding & Polishing Supplies, and Telescope Making …

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  Ion Beam Figuring Technology in Optics Manufacturing

  The company success is based on proprietary and patented tech-nologies for manufacturing aspheres in various precision levels by using CNC grinding and polishing machines.

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  Performance characterization of freeform finished surfaces of

  · The nature of the sub-aperture methods studied vary considerably and include magnetorheological finishing (MRF), sub-aperture polishing, ion beam figuring (IBF), ultraprecision grinding, and ...

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  Grinding and Polishing Guide - Buehler

  · Grinding and Polishing Guide. Grinding should commence with the finest grit size that will establish an initially flat surface and remove the effects of sectioning within a few minutes. An abrasive grit size of 180-240 [P180-P280] is coarse enough to use on specimen surfaces sectioned by an abrasive wheel. Hack-sawed, bandsawed, or other …

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  Wanting To Grind A 20" Mirror. Where Do I Start? - Cloudy Nights

  · So spend some time studying to get a better idea what it is all about, mirror grinding, polishing, figuring, and testing, selecting other components such as focuser and secondary mirror, laying out the telescope to determine primary to secondary mirror distance (assuming you decide to make a Newtonian type scope), and focuser position ...

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  Grinding/polishing/figuring machine for large mirrors of …

  A milliarcsecond x-ray telescope can image stars and can observe galaxies with resolution matching radio astronomy--opening the door to fundamental discoveries. The convenient milliarcsecond x-ray optic is a paraboloid mirror with a graze angle close to half degree and with 0.1 arc sec tolerance. For a reasonable plate scale, the cross sectional radius of the …

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  Explore how telescope mirrors are made - Astronomy Magazine

  · The optics are what makes a telescope tick, but creating the perfect mirror is an intricate, artisanal process.

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  Build your own telescope part 1: The mirror - Thomas …

  · This can only be achieved by using CNC grinding machines. For the polishing process various technologies are available including Single Point Diamond Turning (SPDT) [ 6 ], Bonnet Polishing [ 7 ], Magneto rheological finishing [MRF] [ 8 ], and Ion Beam Figuring [ 9 ].

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  Grinding, Polishing, and Metrology of Freeform Optics

  · Abstract. Currently the design and utilization of freeform shapes are costly due to the difficulties introduced with fabrication and metrology of these parts. OptiPro is developing freeform ...

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