| 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 |
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| 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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