Mirror-o-Matic

Before starting machine grinding and polishing, one should at least read several books on mirror making. Most of these books will be about hand work, but knowledge of calculating and measuring a sagitta, pouring pitch laps, building tile tools, and most importantly reading and interpreting the Ronchi and Foucault tests are extremely important.

How to Make a Mirror Button

We offer several mirror sizes to choose from: Industry Standard Size: 2.25" Mirror Button Set, 3" Mirror Button Set and 3.5" Mirror Button Set. Badge-a-Minit Size: BAM 2.25" Mirror Button Set We have put together this step-by-step tutorial to guide you through how to make a mirror back button. How to make a pocket or purse mirror.

Making a homemade mirror grinding machine

Making a homemade mirror grinding machine - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: I want to make a motorized mirror grinder, any good info on this, i have a couple geared motors, low speed high torque. One more question ...will 1 1/2 shaft size pillow block bearings work good for a homemade EQ mount? ...

Full Size 4x8 Fiber Laser Engraver for LED Mirror …

4x8 Fiber Laser LED Mirror Engraving Machine Features. Sino-Galvo Scanner. JPT Fiber Laser Generator. 4x8 Fiber Laser LED Mirror Etching Machine Applications. A fiber laser engraver is a professional etching tool that …

Leonardo Mirror Grinding Machine

The mirror grinding machine that Leonardo designed was an innovative and efficient mechanism for producing high-quality optical surfaces. It was based on the use of a rotating tool that was driven by a series of gears, which allowed for precise control over the grinding process.

Making a Mirror-O-Matic Mirror Making Machine

After having made five mirrors by hand, I decided to build a mirror making machine. I did a google search and arrived soon on Dennis Rech's 'Mirror-O-Matic' pages. Just what I was looking for!

20" F3.8 mirror project

After many fault starts over the years, finally I built a mirror grinding machine, found a 20 inch Pyrex mirror blank and started grinding it last week. The mirror blank I got …

Mirror Button Making Supplies: How to Make a Mirror …

6. Place a collet (sharp side up), mirror (reflective side down), then a bent shim into the crimp die of the button maker machine. 7. Rotate the die table one-half turn counterclockwise until the die table stop is against the outer column. 8. Pull the handle down as far as it will go and raise it back up to its rest position. 9.

Making a Mirror-O-Matic Mirror Making Machine

After having made five mirrors by hand, I decided to build a mirror making machine. I did a google search and arrived soon on Dennis Rech's 'Mirror-O-Matic' pages. Just what I was looking for! Once I had seen a grinding machine, working at 380 Volts and weighting about 300 kilo's, but this one looked quite different: lightweight, very compact ...

tut44 Making A Mirror Grinding Tool

mirrors have either a spherical or a parabolic shaped concave face. Unlike most other mirrors in your home, the mirror coating of a Newtonian mirror is actually applied to the front face of the glass, not the back. The light collected by the Newtonian primary mirror does not pass through any glass until it reaches the eyepiece. It simply

The Joy of Mirror Making: Parabolizing

Myron Emerson's Amateur Telpe Mirror Making GAP 47's machines summary; David Harbour's Understanding Foucault Albert Highne's Portable Newtonian Telpes Neale E. Howard's Standard Handbook for Telpe Making Albert G. Ingall's Amateur Telpe Making, Volumes 1-3 Italian telpe making

How to Make a Mirror Back Button

Making a mirror button is fun and very easy to do! You might have heard them referred to before as a pocket mirror or purse mirror. You can make your own custom mirrors with ease using our 2.25", 3.0" or 3.5" mirror button sets and of course a button maker.Looking for 2.25" Badge-a-Minit sized mirrors, we have them too.Our mirrors are made with the highest quality button …

Making a Mirror grinding & Polishing machine

Page 2 of 5 - Making a Mirror grinding & Polishing machine - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: The machine I made is just driven by a drill press and pulley system. Variable speeds could be nice, but so far this …

FDL-1325 Mirror sand making machine_Fiber Marking Machine…

FDL-1325 Mirror sand making machine-Large-format laser marking machine, stainless steel brand laser etching machine, mirror sanding machine, large-scale laser.Liaocheng Hengchunyuan Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd is a large-scale professional laser equipment R&B manufacturer combined with the optical, mechanical, electrical, With high quality laser products and …

Joy of Mirror Making: Fine Grinding

Strive to make the tool the same size as the mirror. Tools larger than 20 inches are difficult to lift gently onto the mirror face. Tools act roughly similar as long as they are at least 50% of the primary mirror diameter. Experiments during a recent mirror making class show that there is a distinctly superior recipe to creating the tool.

Building a fixed post mirror grinding machine

- plans for the mirror-o-matic machines which I will use for gear reduction. Things I need - belts, pulleys, pillow block bearings, a nice turntable (not wood, but either aluminum or corian), hardware. Stay tuned! Ian. Last edited by Kanadalainen on Thu Aug 15, 2019 1:13 pm, edited 1 time in total. Ian

All Badge Making Kits | Components Included | eBadges

Need help? 01780 740075. Login Basket (0) Christmas; New To Badge Making? Starter Packs; Create Your Own

Button Pin Badge Machines & Badge …

We are a leading supplier of Button Badge Machines and Button Badge Components. Lifetime Machine Guarantee. Immediate Dispatch. Shop Now! ... G Series 75mm Pocket Mirror Components - Pack of 100. View Item SKU: …

Mirror Grinding Machine

#3 "are mirror machines that useful" – much more useful than making your own lenses! Report comment. Reply. hazardmike says: June 22, 2007 at 2:59 pm Utter cock about f/4 etc. What you mean ...

The Key Benefits of Automatic Block Making Machines

In the competitive landscape of the construction industry, maximizing efficiency and maintaining high quality are essential. Choosing a block making machine USA can transform the way businesses produce concrete blocks, offering numerous advantages over traditional methods. This article explores the key benefits of these machines, from increased production rates to …

Leonardo Mirror Grinding Machine

The mirror grinding machine that Leonardo designed was an innovative and efficient mechanism for producing high-quality optical surfaces. It was based on the use of a …

Build your own telpe part 1: The mirror

Even though some builders prefer to buy commercial mirrors and fit them in a DIY structure, I believe that making a telpe mirror is probably the most rewarding part of the whole built. Starting from a rough glass blank, you can obtain an almost perfect parabola with surface errors in the range of 20 to 60 nm.

Making my own fixed post mirror grinding/polishing machine

Page 1 of 2 - Making my own fixed post mirror grinding/polishing machine - posted in ATM, Optics and DIY Forum: Hey guys. Im thinking of making my own fixed post mirror grinding/polishing and curve generating machine. Ive got loads of questions regarding the design so Ill just start firing away Do I need an eccentric moving tool to be able to polish a mirror …

Mike's Mirror Making Musings

I've taught mirror making classes, and these techniques worked well there. ... So, just keep whatever is over the mirror clean. For me that's the machine arm and tool, for polishing by hand that is the hands and arms and sleeves. 1.0 - Figuring a mirror with a full-size lap In order to start figuring, the following conditions should be met: ...

How mirror is made

It is due to these irregularities that some mirrors make you look thinner and some fatter than normal. If the metal backing on a mirror is scratched or thin in spots, the brightness of the reflection will also be uneven. ... These machines consist of large base plates full of depressions that hold the blanks. The blank-filled base is placed ...

Mirror Manufacturing

In classical antiquity, solid metal (bronze, later silver) was used to manufacture mirrors and mirrors were too expensive; they were also prone to corrosion.Venetian glassmakers introduced the process of making mirrors out …

A mirror making machine enables the optician to multitask as well as save their own bodies from the horrors of mirror making work, and is highly repetitive promising a better surface of revolution [hopefully]. Small mirrors can get just …

DIY Pocket Mirror Making Supplies 2.25 inch | ButtonMakers

This complete set of mirror supplies works in a model m225 ProMaker button making machine, or the MultiMaker ourfitted with a 2-1/4 inch die set. They also work in Tecre, and other US made machines. It includes shells, collets, real glass mirrors, mylar, and shims to keep the mirror taught inside the button! Our customers love this product.

Mirror frame making machine

Custom wall home bathroom hanging metal round Aluminum alloy mirror frame making machine. $5,200.00-$7,000.00. Min. Order: 1 piece. Previous slide Next slide. Decorative Aluminum Frame Irregular Bathroom Wall LED Asymmetrical Mirrors …

Mirror Making Overview

This page will give a brief overview of the mirror making process. The goal is not to provide detailed instructions (which are provided elsewhere on this site), but rather to give you a high …