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Our Mirror-Making Videos

Rough Parabolizing Part 1: Preparations and Working a Central Hill (added 05/09/10)

Rough Parabolizing Part 2: Deepening the Curve (added 05/09/10)

A New 20" f/3.5" Fast Mirror on Quartz, Part 1, Measurements (added 05/03/10)

Ronchi and Foucault Tests on the 20" f/4.5 Quartz Telescope Mirror (added 04/29/10)

Figuring a 20" Mirror, Part 1: Reducing a High Zone

Figuring a 20" Mirror, Part 2: Smoothing and Blending Techniques

Making a Ceramic Tile and Dental Plaster Grinding Tool

Rough Polishing the 20" f/4.5 Telescope Mirror

Measuring the Radius on the 20" Mirror

DIY Spherometer, Part 1: The Build

DIY Spherometer, Part 2: Calibrating and Using the Instrument

Recycling Pitch for Laps for the the 20" Quartz mirror

Pouring a 15" Pitch Lap

Channeling a 15" Pitch Lap

Fine Grinding a 20" Quartz Telescope Mirror

Rough Grinding on the Fixed-Post Mirror Grinding Machine

Hogging the Curve on a 20" f/4.5 Quartz Telescope Mirror

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