Well I just finished my first day of grinding. Used up all of my 80 grit and was able to reach my goal of a 6" f/8 mirror without too much trouble. I can't believe that by rubbing pieces of glass together one is able to make a telescope mirror, it just seems unbelievable.
The only problem I ran into was that as I was working the bevel on my tool disappeared and I didn't notice it until I chipped my tool. Nothing happened to my mirror and I quickly put a new bevel on the whole tool. The chip was about 3 cm long and about 2-3 mm thick on the very edge of the tool. Will this cause me any problems in finishing this mirror or will it not matter at all? Thanks in advance,
Rick Riley
The only problem I ran into was that as I was working the bevel on my tool disappeared and I didn't notice it until I chipped my tool. Nothing happened to my mirror and I quickly put a new bevel on the whole tool. The chip was about 3 cm long and about 2-3 mm thick on the very edge of the tool. Will this cause me any problems in finishing this mirror or will it not matter at all? Thanks in advance,
Rick Riley
