2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class
Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15

by Ken Slater   2003-Nov-15

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Grinding in the Bunkhouse

2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Grinding in the Bunkhouse Yumna and Andy fine grind Andy uses the large grinding machine as a table	2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Grinding in the Bunkhouse Darby is intent on his work He is working with #220 grit	2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Grinding in the Bunkhouse Chris is fine grinding Finishing up with #220 grit
2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Grinding in the Bunkhouse Jim grinds with 20 micron On a new bench Tom built behind the stove wall	2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Grinding in the Bunkhouse Carl works with 40 micron grit and has his coffee at the ready	2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Grinding in the Bunkhouse Ken, Jay, Dick, Carl, Andy and Jim At the end class. Photo by Yumna.

Polishing in the McGregor

2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Polishing in the McGregor Al, John, Suzanne & Brian at work A 10", two 8" and a 6" mirrors on there way to completion

2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Polishing in the McGregor Cody checks his mirror's figure using a Stellafane style Foucault tester

2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Polishing in the McGregor Suzanne takes a break from polishing while Dave demonstrates good polishing technique

Outdoor Work

2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Outdoor Work Brad checks the focal length using the sun's reflection on the post

2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Outdoor Work James chats with Brad while grinding It's unusual to be working outside in November

2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Outdoor Work Jay works outside also Jeff and Brad converse in the background

A 16-inch Pitch Lap

2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 A 16-inch Pitch Lap Phil melts pitch for the big lap The 16" lap used 2.5 kg of Gugolz!

2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 A 16-inch Pitch Lap Cooling the lap outdoors The left side needs more pitch

2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 A 16-inch Pitch Lap Preparing to fill in the low spot A half-dam of masking tape will contain the running pitch

Miscellaneous Photos

2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Miscellaneous Photos A new Class Tester takes shape Dave looks over his handiwork

2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Miscellaneous Photos Don't Do This! Eating grit is not recommended :-)

2003-2004 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 2 held on 2003-Nov-15 Miscellaneous Photos Mt. Monadnock to the Southeast Taken from the south side of the McGregor Observatory

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