With spring here, the snow and the mud gone, we have moved back to Stellafane for this class.
2011-12 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 7 held on 2012-Apr-21 Back at Stellafane
Ben is done, standing with Dave and Ray. All our experts declared that Ben made the best mirror they have ever seen in mirror class!
Ben makes a Beauty
2011-12 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 7 held on 2012-Apr-21 Back at Stellafane
Stands are in place and waiting for students at the beginning of the day.
Ready and Waiting
2011-12 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 7 held on 2012-Apr-21 Back at Stellafane
Don is fine grinding in the new room in the Pavilion.
Done Fine Grinds
2011-12 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 7 held on 2012-Apr-21 Back at Stellafane
Ben is figuring his mirror, using an aid (blue paper) to show orientation and stroke length.
Ben Figures
2011-12 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 7 held on 2012-Apr-21 Back at Stellafane
Dave and Ben set up his mirror for testing at focal length using the double-pass auto-collimation test.
Setting up to test
2011-12 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 7 held on 2012-Apr-21 Back at Stellafane
Dave and Ben - better get that tap taught for an accurate reading!
Sagging Tape
Moving Stuff
Seems like we are always moving stuff at Stellafane. In this case, the mirror class, and some dried wood from our solar kiln.
2011-12 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 7 held on 2012-Apr-21 Moving Stuff
Loading up mirror class stuff at Fletch house.
Moving Day
2011-12 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 7 held on 2012-Apr-21 Moving Stuff
The U-Haul van, filled with our stuff from mirror class.
We Haul
2011-12 Stellafane Mirror Class Session 7 held on 2012-Apr-21 Moving Stuff
A view of 'Tuthill Towers' which has been converted to a solar wood drying kiln for the output from our saw mill. Before class started some of us emptied the kiln and stacked the dry wood here, then reloaded the kiln with a fresh batch of wet wood.
