This session was offered to returning students to help them move along in completing their mirror. It was lightly attended, but that allowed plenty of time for student-instructor interaction and time for instructors to prepare for the first class of new students in two weeks.
2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 0 held on 2010-Sep-25 2010-2011 Pre-Class for Retuning Students
Sixteen newly constructed grinding 'barrels' sit stacked up in the pavilion.
Barrels Galore!
2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 0 held on 2010-Sep-25 2010-2011 Pre-Class for Retuning Students
Meredith is sealing a plaster disk for her pitch lap.
Meredith Sealing
2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 0 held on 2010-Sep-25 2010-2011 Pre-Class for Retuning Students
Mike is grinding his new 6" f/4.5 mirror project.
Mike Grinds
2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 0 held on 2010-Sep-25 2010-2011 Pre-Class for Retuning Students
Meredith is removing a lap channel mat from her new pitch lap. Jay Drew is helping.
Lap Mat
2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 0 held on 2010-Sep-25 2010-2011 Pre-Class for Retuning Students
With the lap mat successfully removed, the pitch lap now just needs to have its edges trimmed.
Success!
2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 0 held on 2010-Sep-25 2010-2011 Pre-Class for Retuning Students
Dave Kelly does a little polishing on Samantha's mirror in the McGregor.
Dave Kelly
2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 0 held on 2010-Sep-25 2010-2011 Pre-Class for Retuning Students
Samantha 'Polished Out' today, and here she is starting to figure her 10" with Dave's guidance.
Samantha Figures
2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 0 held on 2010-Sep-25 2010-2011 Pre-Class for Retuning Students
You can see the excellent contact through the back of Samantha's mirror.
Nice Contact!
2010-11 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 0 held on 2010-Sep-25 2010-2011 Pre-Class for Retuning Students
Looks like photographer Jay Drew used the 'vivid colors' option on this shot of the fall foliage at Stellafane.
