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Where the 19th Century Art of Mirror Making Meets the 21st Century
The Saint Petersburg Mirror Lab is a small band of dedicated mirror grinders and telescope makers living in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. We offer a mirror making class for interested
persons. We strive to create the best mirrors our home brew technology can muster. This includes robotic foucault testing and laser interferometry.
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3D Printed Dob Truss Pole Clamp Set
2021-07-23
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This is a 3D printed 1" truss pole clamp set for a Dobsonian telescope. The STL files and editable model is available on www.tinkercad.com. Links on where to get the knobs, truss poles and other parts are in the comment fields there also. The parts have been printed and fit nicely but have not been tested on a scope yet. |
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3D Printed Telrad Dew Shield
2021-01-04
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Using an Ender 5 3D printer and a file from Thingiverse I printed a Telrad dew shield. The 16 inch Maxx has a blue focuser so I used blue plastic for the dew shield. It's a snug fit and the cutout for the Telrad dimmer could be a bit larger towards the front. It's time to tweak the model a bit. |
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Joe W. with his 8" f/8 "planet hunter" he built
2020-10-23
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He put the newly recoated mirror in the scope today and gave it a general tune up. Still in good shape for being about 15 years old. |
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Joe got John Dobson's signature on his scope
2020-10-23
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Joe got John Dobson the give his scope the seal of approval at the 2005 OBS Star Party held at Alafia River State Park. |
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Mike P's 16" Scope is Taking Shape
2020-08-23
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Mike's pieces for his 16" Dob. base have been rough cut out. |
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Bino Bill with his finished 10" scope
2020-08-16
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Bill showing off his finished scope made at the mirror lab |
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Brad's mirror box glued up
2020-08-13
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After a bit of a hammer fit the box joints came together |
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Brad Cutting box joints
2020-08-13
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Brad Cutting box joints for the mirror box for his 16" mirror |
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Raffle Scope for 2021 OBS Star Party Takes Shape
2020-08-03
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Original Meade LightBridge base |
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Raffle Scope for 2021 OBS Star Party
2020-08-03
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Cutting out the new pieces for assembly |
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