2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class
Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13

Great Turnout for the First Class of 2013

Meeting at the Fletcher House in Chester, we had a good turnout and vibrant class. Best of all, Karl was the first student to finish up this year.

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Great Turnout for the First Class of 2013 Newsbank's Fletcher House conference center from the outside.

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Great Turnout for the First Class of 2013 Activity everywhere as this class put in some serious work this Sunday.

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Great Turnout for the First Class of 2013 Karl with his completed mirror, flanked by instructors Dave and Phil.

Some of our Students

A collection of candid shots of some of our students - we certainly did not get a picture of everyone.

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Some of our Students Karl applies some cerium oxide to Jeffery's lap.	2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Some of our Students Cecilia fine grinds a 10-inch as Katie reads in the background.	2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Some of our Students Reed fine grinds his 8-inch mirror.
2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Some of our Students Ron holds his 8-inch mirror as Pearl applies cerium oxide to the lap.	2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Some of our Students Pearl is refiguring a 6-inch mirror and is polishing off the old coating.	2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Some of our Students John is using his dunk bucket to clean up between wets.

Mirror Class at Work

Some shots of the class at work.

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Mirror Class at Work Dave demonstrates a figuring stroke to Dylan and Paul.	2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Mirror Class at Work This repurposed cheese bottle holds George's 12 micron grit.	2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Mirror Class at Work Using a laser pointer, Tim checks to see if he is polished out - looks good!
2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Mirror Class at Work Paul setting up his mirror in the tester tunnel.	2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Mirror Class at Work Dave, Rick and Dylan doing some testing and clowning around.	2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Mirror Class at Work Dick using his portable tester in the game room.

Making and Using Pitch Laps

Jay runs the lap making area in the basement, and several were made this day.

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Making and Using Pitch Laps We heat pitch in a toaster oven, and this 'loaf' of pitch is almost done.	2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Making and Using Pitch Laps Using a lap mold on top of the mirror (for curvature), liquid pitch is poured in.	2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Making and Using Pitch Laps George presses his lap backer into the liquid pitch
2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Making and Using Pitch Laps After cooling, the mold pulls off, and George is trimming the lap to size with a razor blade and mallet.	2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Making and Using Pitch Laps Upstairs, this lap is warming under a heat lamp before pressing.	2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Making and Using Pitch Laps Jay's 10-inch lap as seen through his mirror.

Refractor Interest Group

Some of our members are part of a Refractor Interest Group, and a some work gets done on this during quiet times at Mirror Class

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Refractor Interest Group Dick, Rick, Ray & Paul are all RIG members (so are Dave, Jay and Ken, not in the photo).

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Refractor Interest Group Ray checks the ball spacing on his 3-ball sphereometer.

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Refractor Interest Group Paul was polishing one of his lenses here.

Ray Pours a Tool

Ray has a new 14-inch blank, and he poured a tool disk for it, with some help from Ken.

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Ray Pours a Tool Ray cleans up while the freshly poured dental stone tool starts to set up.

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Ray Pours a Tool Ray checks for warmth from the poured dental stone, and indication it is setting up.

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Ray Pours a Tool The finished tool sits on the mirror blank box. Tiles still need to be attached.

Miscellaneous

Yup, this happened too at mirror class.

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Miscellaneous Jay and Samantha horse around. At least Pearl (left) is amused.

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Miscellaneous Ken and Julie confer about getting lunch set up.

2012-13 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 4 held on 2013-Jan-13 Miscellaneous Plenty of goodies for lunch today, including lasagna left over from the club meeting last night.