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Mirror Grinding

Rough Grinding

Fine Grinding the Mirror

Grinding Problems

Pouring the Pitch Lap

Pitch Lap Problems

Polishing

Mount Instructions
We have the telescope plans scanned but there are also many sites that have plans and videos.

Scanned copies of Mount Instructions

Lin Robertson's "Build Your Own Dobsonian" Website

Ray Cash's Complete Plans

Sun Scope Instructions

John Dobson's Sun Telescope Diagram

Ken Frank's Sun Scope Instructions

More Resources...

San Francisco area Sidewalk Astronomers website has lots of links and info.

Mirror Coating San Francisco Area

http://www.altazinitiative.org

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