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All About Telescope Mirrors - 2

...The best place to do your grinding is in a room that has a nice constant temperature, and 200 pounds of sand in a huge drum. But not everyone has the perfect scenario. Not to worry you can get away with just a simple grinding board.

A grinding board is just a piece of wood that has cleats screwed into it. These cleats hold the mirror so it doesn't' slide around. It's not that difficult to make.

Now to be fair you might consider purchasing your telescope mirror. There are all kinds of quality mirrors made by manufacturers like Meade, Celestial, Celestron, Vixon, Skywatchers, and Quester. So before you decide to take the time to grind your own telescope mirror do some searching online and discover what's available and the prices.

One great place to buy telescope mirrors at a terrific price is eBay. Often you'll find some great deals! But use a bit of caution. A mirror needs professional packaging if it's going to be shipped and you want to make sure that the seller has the necessary skills.

The larger the mirror you are planning to grind the more risk of error. And of course the larger the mirror the larger the piece of Pyrex you need to buy and the more it costs. So a good way to start is like with any other skill. Start small and then move up. So start by grinding a 4" or 6" mirror. That will give you the hang of it.

Grinding telescope mirrors is certainly a skill that's worth having. What you need to decide is whether it's easier to buy or grind your mirror.

The many styles and the makes of mirrors are really not hard to understand. You will see that knowing more about telescope mirrors is really going to help you out in the long run, and you will be glad that you read this. You should enjoy your new mirror, and look in it often.

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