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Stellafane 2011-2012 Mirror Class

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Announcements

This class started in October 2011.

To sign up for a future Mirror Class, see the pink box on the Mirror Class Main Page.. We expect the next class to start in October 2012.

Please email any questions or corrections to mirrorclass@stellafane.org.

Schedule & Class Pictures

A photo album of a session is typically added to the table below within a week of when the session was held.

Schedule
Including brief notes about the session
Class Pictures
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0: Saturday, September 24, 2011 at Stellafane:

  • 10:00 - 4:00: Workshop
    Pre-Class for early birds only
Click for Session 0 Photo Album

1: Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Stellafane:

  • 10:00 - 4:00: Workshop
  • 10:30 - 11:30: Class #1:
    Overview & Rough Grinding
Click for Session 1 Photo Album

B1: Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Stellafane:

  • 10:00 - 4:00: Bonus Session
Click for Session B1 Photo Album

2: Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Stellafane:

  • 10:00 - 4:00: Workshop
  • 11:00 - Noon: Class #2: Fine Grinding
Click for Session 2 Photo Album

3: Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Fletcher House:

  • 10:00 - 4:00: Workshop
  • 11:00 - Noon: Class #3: Polishing
Click for Session 3 Photo Album

4: Sunday, January 29, 2012 at Fletcher House:

  • 10:00 - 4:00: Workshop
  • 11:00 - 1:00: Class #4: Auto-Collimation Testing
Click for Session 4 Photo Album

5: Saturday, February 18, 2012 at Fletcher House:

  • 10:00 - 4:00: Workshop
  • 11:00 - Noon: Class #5: Testing
Click for Session 5 Photo Album

6: Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Fletcher House:

  • 10:00 - 4:00: Workshop
  • 11:00 - Noon: Class #6: Making a Telescope
Click for Session 6 Photo Album

7: Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Stellafane:

  • 10:00 - 4:00: Workshop
Click for Session 7 Photo Album

B2: Saturday. May 5 at Stellafane:

  • 10:00 - 4:00: Mirror Completion (McGregor)
 

Students & Mirror Status

2011-2012 Mirror Class Student Projects

Mirror Maker
*Club Member
Mirror
Size
Focal
Ratio
Start
Date
Mirror
Status
Status
Date
Katie Shurock 6" - - Done 2011-12-17
Rob Gratx 8" f/6 2011-09-24 Done 2012-03-24
Ed Bourgoine 8" f/6 2011-09-24 Done 2012-03-24
Ben O’Neill 8" f/6 2011-09-24 Done 2012-04-21
Sam Bledsoe 8" f/6 2011-09-24 Polishing 2011-12-17
Karl Dean 8" f/6 2011-10-29 Polishing 2012-03-24
Don Price 6" f/5 - 5 micron 2012-04-21
Dixie Dillion 6" f/8 - 6 micron 2011-04-03
Jeffery Dean Jr. 6"   2011-10-29 9 micron 2012-03-24
Amy Roth 8" f/7 - 25 micron 2011-09-05
Tristan Chambers 8" f/6 2011-10-29 25 micron 2012-04-21
Luke Dyson 8" f/6 2011-10-29 25 micron 2012-04-21
Ben Wickett 6" f/8 2011-09-24 40 micron 2012-01-29
Cecilia Page 10" - - 80 grit 2011-12-17
Rebecca 8" f/6 2011-12-17 80 grit 2011-12-17
Helen A 6" f/8 2011-12-17 80 grit 2011-12-17
J Fowle, Grandson 8" f/6 2011-10-29 80 grit 2011-12-17
Member & Experienced Student Projects
Josh 24" f/5 - 30 micron 2012-01-29

Refractor Interest Group Progress

Lens Maker
*Club Member
Lens
Size
Focal
Ratio
Start
Date
R1
Status
R2
Status
R3
Status
R4
Status
Status
Date
Raymond Mortis* 4.25" f/15 2010-09-01 120 120 - - 2012-01-29
Dave Tabor* 4.25" f/15 - - - Hogged Out - 2011-04-11
Ken Slater* 4.5" f/15 2011-01-26 Roughed
Ground
Roughed
Ground
Roughed
Ground
Roughed
Ground
2012-04-21
Rick Hunter* 4.5" f/15 - Rough
Ground
Flat
Ground
Flat
Ground
Rough
Started
2011-04-11
Paul Valelli* ?" f/? - - - - - -
Jim Erickson* ?" f/? - - - - - -

Instructors

Thanks to our large group of volunteer instructors, we can hold these mirror class and give everyone the individualized attention they require. Several of our instructors work professionally in the optics industry, and many have competed dozens or mirrors and more complicated optics as amateurs.

Officers, Trustees and Full Members of the club have had to successfully make a mirror or other quality optical surface.

Instructor Jay Drew
Jay Drew
Mirror Class Leader thru Feb 2011
Full Member

Eats #80 Grit for a Snack!
Instructor Wayne Hilliard
Wayne Hilliard
Full Member
Uncrating a 16" Blank in the Bunkhouse
Instructor Rick Hunter
Rick Hunter
Full Member
Using the Foucault Tester
Instructor Dave Kelly
Dave Kelly
Full Member
Demonstrates Polishing Techniques
Instructor Jeff Lowe
Jeff Lowe
Full Member & Past President
Mechanical Judging at Convention
Carl Malikowski
Carl Malikowski
Full Member & Secretary
With a Mirror he completed in 2009
Ray Morris
Ray Morits
Mirror Class Leader from March 2011
Full Member

Showing a student how to Measure Sagitta
Jeff Parenteau
Jeff Parenteau
Associate Member
Jeff with a Mirror he just finished in 2008
Dick Parker
Dick Parker
Full Member
At the 2007 Stellafane Convention
Instructor Phil Rounseville
Phil Rounseville
Full Member
Making Pitch Laps at the 2001 Convention
Instructor Ken Slater
Ken Slater
Full Member, Trustee & Webmaster
Explaining Foucault Testing
Instructor Dave Tabor
Dave Tabor
Full Member & Vice President
Making a Pitch Lap in the 2006-07 Class
Instructor Julie Tabor
Julie Tabor
Full Member
Grinding a Mirror in 2008
Instructor Samantha Tabor
Samantha Tabor
Full Member
At the 2007 Convention
Instructor Paul Valelli
Paul Valleli
Full Member
At the 2006 Stellafane Convention
Little Man Grinder

Final Report

The final report will be posted when this mirror class is finished.

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