| There
are many high quality vendors out there (some of which are noted
on the ATM Links page). These are the
vendors that I used for my ATM project (10"). I am putting
this down on the web to give you an idea of the places I went
to get stuff in attempt to show that the tools, etc., are not
that exotic and can be found on this planet :o). Before I began
my mirror, I was under the impression that doing a mirror was
a difficult task, made more so by difficulties in tracking materials
down. While this can be true, I have found most of what I need
online. Please feel free to contact these vendors if you have
similar needs: |
| Dental
Stone (yellow stone; for the grinding tool): |
| Pozin
Dental Supply Company |
| San
Diego, CA |
| Ph:
619.292.4888 |
|
| Reference
Material |
| Willmann-Bell,
Inc. |
| For
this project I used: |
| "Build
Your Own Telescope" by Berry |
| "The
Dobsonian Telescope" by Kriege |
| "How
to Make a Telescope" by Texereau |
| "Amateur
Telescope Making, Vol. 1" |
| "Star
Testing Astronomical Telescopes" by Suiter |
| P.O.
Box 35025 |
| Richmond,
Virginia 23235 |
| Ph:
(804)320-7016 |
| Fx:
(804)272-5920 |
| Email:
I don't know |
| Web
Site URL: http://www.willbell.com/ |
|
| Mirror
Blank: |
| United
Lens Company |
| 259
Worcester St. |
| Southbridge,
Massachusetts, 01550-1325 |
| Ph:
508.765.5421 |
| Fx:
508.765.0500 |
| Email:
NONE |
| Web
Site URL: NONE |
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| Secondary
Holder/Spider : |
| Not
ordered yet, but will likely be ProtoStar |
|
| Aluminimum
Poles (for truss tube Dob): |
| Not
ordered yet. Please check back. |
|
| Baltic
Birch Hardwood (for rocker box, secondary
cage): |
| Lane,
Stanton, Vance Lumber & Hardwoods |
| 1415
Descanso Avenue |
| San
Marcos, CA 92069 |
| Ph:
760.471.4971 |
| Fx:
760.471.2405 |
| Email:
N/A |
| Web
Site URL:
http://www.quikpage.com/L/lane-stanton-vance/ |
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| JMI-DX3
Focuser: |
| Oceanside
Photo & Telescope |
| 1024
Mission Avenue |
| Oceanside,
CA 92054 |
| Ph:
800.483.6287 or 760.722.3348 |
| Fx:
760.722.8133 |
| Email:
opt@optcorp.com |
| Web
Site URL: http://www.optcorp.com/ |
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