John's ATM Page
Contents
NEWS
19" Mirror
Why Plate Glass?
Roughing & Smoothing
Making a Pitch Lap
Polishing
Figuring
Testing
Work Schedule
Other Stuff
Machine
Cement Tools
8 inch DK Optics
Mirror Making Overview
Autocollimation
42 inch Mirror!
Links

Welcome to

John's Amateur Telescope Making Page

Thankyou for taking the time to visit my website. If you are an amateur telescope maker interested in making your own optics you have come to the right place! I will be posting details of my own projects which I hope will be of interest to others. Any comments would be most welcome.

Page Created on July 21, 2000

Your Comments are most welcome:

john_nichol@hotmail.com

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April 21st 2007, updated David Sinden Tribute page.

June 5th 2005, added a new page... NEWS.....I hope to update this regularly with brief items!

December 8th 2004, added new page Amateur Telescope Making Survey. Please complete the questionnaire. Thanks.

February 6th 2004, added a new page on the 2nd Mirror Making Seminar

January 20th 2003, added a new page on the 42 inch Mirror at the Astronomy Centre

August 7th 2002, added a new page on Testing by Autocollimation 

April 25th 2002, added a new page on Machine Motion

21st December2001, added afew more links.

15th December 2001, moved to a new url. Please let me know if you find any broken links etc

15th July 2001, added a new page aimed at beginners, Mirror making overview Approaching my first anniversary, thanks to everyone who has visited the site.

9th April 2001, added a new section on Hindle/Draper type machines.

1st January 2001, added a link 'What are effects of Obstruction' to DK Design page.

16 November 2000, added a new section on making the optics for an 8 inch DK Cassegrain.

29th October 2000, added a few more links to the links page.

30th September 2000, added a new section on making cement and tile tools.

9th September 2000, added a new section on my newly completed grinding and polishing machine.

More stuff to come, stay tuned! Thanks for the e-mails -keep them coming.

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