Okay, this post has nothing to do with the solar eclipse, so it may be a refreshing change... Had a great ATM session on 4/7. Several people showed up with work being done on the following: an 8" mirror, an observing chair and the mechanical part of an 8" dobsonian. The 8" blank belongs to my son and he started work on it after taking 12 years away from it. Back those many years ago, we wanted to make an 8", f10, optimized as a solar system scope, but life happened and it was put aside. Now he is a college student and carting around a telescope that is ~7 feet long seems like a bad idea. So he started reworking the curve to f5. It was a bit sad to see the nice, fine ground surface get a treatment with 60 grit. But it had to happen. All ATMers present watched with interest and maybe a tear or two as this nice surface got the crap beat out of it with tile tool and 60 grit. Jay worked on his observing chair, and I must say that this chair is starting to be a thing of beauty. I definitely have chair envy. Another work session or two, should complete the chair. Also, I was impressed by the skills of Josh with my table saw. He made some cuts that I would not have tried. We all went home with all of our fingers still attached and that is a good thing. Troy, Levi, Hayden and Christian all worked on their 8" telescope. It is starting to take shape well and should probably be finished in a few sessions. Last, but certainly not least, a very generous ATMer made an offer of a 5 5/8" blank to anyone who would like to start working it, just for the asking. As it turns out, a candidate came by late in the ATM session, and accepted the offer. I am also kicking in the use of barrel and barrel top for him to get started. That barrel was obtained from Josh and I made the top. It is great to see others helping people who are new to the hobby. Happy grinding, Mat
Very cool! I also enjoyed Jay's blogs about making the observing chair. I could never do it -- my patience is far too thin. Thanks, Joe ________________________________ From: "Hutchings, Mat (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, April 9, 2012 5:28 PM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] ATM report Okay, this post has nothing to do with the solar eclipse, so it may be a refreshing change... Had a great ATM session on 4/7. Several people showed up with work being done on the following: an 8" mirror, an observing chair and the mechanical part of an 8" dobsonian. The 8" blank belongs to my son and he started work on it after taking 12 years away from it. Back those many years ago, we wanted to make an 8", f10, optimized as a solar system scope, but life happened and it was put aside. Now he is a college student and carting around a telescope that is ~7 feet long seems like a bad idea. So he started reworking the curve to f5. It was a bit sad to see the nice, fine ground surface get a treatment with 60 grit. But it had to happen. All ATMers present watched with interest and maybe a tear or two as this nice surface got the crap beat out of it with tile tool and 60 grit. Jay worked on his observing chair, and I must say that this chair is starting to be a thing of beauty. I definitely have chair envy. Another work session or two, should complete the chair. Also, I was impressed by the skills of Josh with my table saw. He made some cuts that I would not have tried. We all went home with all of our fingers still attached and that is a good thing. Troy, Levi, Hayden and Christian all worked on their 8" telescope. It is starting to take shape well and should probably be finished in a few sessions. Last, but certainly not least, a very generous ATMer made an offer of a 5 5/8" blank to anyone who would like to start working it, just for the asking. As it turns out, a candidate came by late in the ATM session, and accepted the offer. I am also kicking in the use of barrel and barrel top for him to get started. That barrel was obtained from Josh and I made the top. It is great to see others helping people who are new to the hobby. Happy grinding, Mat _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".
Hi Mat, Any chance of some pictures of these projects? They sound really interesting! Jo Quoting "Hutchings, Mat (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com>:
Okay, this post has nothing to do with the solar eclipse, so it may be a refreshing change...
Had a great ATM session on 4/7. Several people showed up with work being done on the following: an 8" mirror, an observing chair and the mechanical part of an 8" dobsonian.
The 8" blank belongs to my son and he started work on it after taking 12 years away from it. Back those many years ago, we wanted to make an 8", f10, optimized as a solar system scope, but life happened and it was put aside. Now he is a college student and carting around a telescope that is ~7 feet long seems like a bad idea. So he started reworking the curve to f5. It was a bit sad to see the nice, fine ground surface get a treatment with 60 grit. But it had to happen. All ATMers present watched with interest and maybe a tear or two as this nice surface got the crap beat out of it with tile tool and 60 grit.
Jay worked on his observing chair, and I must say that this chair is starting to be a thing of beauty. I definitely have chair envy. Another work session or two, should complete the chair. Also, I was impressed by the skills of Josh with my table saw. He made some cuts that I would not have tried. We all went home with all of our fingers still attached and that is a good thing.
Troy, Levi, Hayden and Christian all worked on their 8" telescope. It is starting to take shape well and should probably be finished in a few sessions.
Last, but certainly not least, a very generous ATMer made an offer of a 5 5/8" blank to anyone who would like to start working it, just for the asking. As it turns out, a candidate came by late in the ATM session, and accepted the offer. I am also kicking in the use of barrel and barrel top for him to get started. That barrel was obtained from Josh and I made the top. It is great to see others helping people who are new to the hobby.
Happy grinding,
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Jo, if you take a look at Jay's blog, he has pics of his project. It's at http://jaysastronomyobservingblog.blogspot.com. -- Best wishes, Joe ________________________________ From: Josephine Grahn <bsi@xmission.com> To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Sent: Monday, April 9, 2012 8:12 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] ATM report Hi Mat, Any chance of some pictures of these projects? They sound really interesting! Jo Quoting "Hutchings, Mat (H USA)" <mat.hutchings@siemens.com>:
Okay, this post has nothing to do with the solar eclipse, so it may be a refreshing change...
Had a great ATM session on 4/7. Several people showed up with work being done on the following: an 8" mirror, an observing chair and the mechanical part of an 8" dobsonian.
The 8" blank belongs to my son and he started work on it after taking 12 years away from it. Back those many years ago, we wanted to make an 8", f10, optimized as a solar system scope, but life happened and it was put aside. Now he is a college student and carting around a telescope that is ~7 feet long seems like a bad idea. So he started reworking the curve to f5. It was a bit sad to see the nice, fine ground surface get a treatment with 60 grit. But it had to happen. All ATMers present watched with interest and maybe a tear or two as this nice surface got the crap beat out of it with tile tool and 60 grit.
Jay worked on his observing chair, and I must say that this chair is starting to be a thing of beauty. I definitely have chair envy. Another work session or two, should complete the chair. Also, I was impressed by the skills of Josh with my table saw. He made some cuts that I would not have tried. We all went home with all of our fingers still attached and that is a good thing.
Troy, Levi, Hayden and Christian all worked on their 8" telescope. It is starting to take shape well and should probably be finished in a few sessions.
Last, but certainly not least, a very generous ATMer made an offer of a 5 5/8" blank to anyone who would like to start working it, just for the asking. As it turns out, a candidate came by late in the ATM session, and accepted the offer. I am also kicking in the use of barrel and barrel top for him to get started. That barrel was obtained from Josh and I made the top. It is great to see others helping people who are new to the hobby.
Happy grinding,
Mat _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy
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Hi Jo; It was an interesting time last Saturday. I believe Joe already e-mailed the link to Jay's blog in which there are images of his chair and a great write up on the ATM session in general. Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures so do not have any to add. I will pay better attention to that detail in the future and get some images to post. Take care, Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Josephine Grahn Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 10:12 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] ATM report Hi Mat, Any chance of some pictures of these projects? They sound really interesting! Jo
Would any of you folks participating in these ATM session be willing to pen a few paragraphs about the sessions for inclusion in Nova? Pictures to illustrate the article would be nice too. patrick On 09 Apr 2012, at 17:28, Hutchings, Mat (H USA) wrote:
Okay, this post has nothing to do with the solar eclipse, so it may be a refreshing change...
Had a great ATM session on 4/7. Several people showed up with work being done on the following: an 8" mirror, an observing chair and the mechanical part of an 8" dobsonian.
The 8" blank belongs to my son and he started work on it after taking 12 years away from it. Back those many years ago, we wanted to make an 8", f10, optimized as a solar system scope, but life happened and it was put aside. Now he is a college student and carting around a telescope that is ~7 feet long seems like a bad idea. So he started reworking the curve to f5. It was a bit sad to see the nice, fine ground surface get a treatment with 60 grit. But it had to happen. All ATMers present watched with interest and maybe a tear or two as this nice surface got the crap beat out of it with tile tool and 60 grit.
Jay worked on his observing chair, and I must say that this chair is starting to be a thing of beauty. I definitely have chair envy. Another work session or two, should complete the chair. Also, I was impressed by the skills of Josh with my table saw. He made some cuts that I would not have tried. We all went home with all of our fingers still attached and that is a good thing.
Troy, Levi, Hayden and Christian all worked on their 8" telescope. It is starting to take shape well and should probably be finished in a few sessions.
Last, but certainly not least, a very generous ATMer made an offer of a 5 5/8" blank to anyone who would like to start working it, just for the asking. As it turns out, a candidate came by late in the ATM session, and accepted the offer. I am also kicking in the use of barrel and barrel top for him to get started. That barrel was obtained from Josh and I made the top. It is great to see others helping people who are new to the hobby.
Happy grinding,
Mat
Hi Patrick; I'd be happy to write about the ATM sessions. Would you like these on a monthly basis? Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 4:31 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Seeking article on ATM sessions for Nova Would any of you folks participating in these ATM session be willing to pen a few paragraphs about the sessions for inclusion in Nova? Pictures to illustrate the article would be nice too. patrick On 09 Apr 2012, at 17:28, Hutchings, Mat (H USA) wrote:
Okay, this post has nothing to do with the solar eclipse, so it may be a refreshing change...
Had a great ATM session on 4/7. Several people showed up with work being done on the following: an 8" mirror, an observing chair and the mechanical part of an 8" dobsonian.
The 8" blank belongs to my son and he started work on it after taking 12 years away from it. Back those many years ago, we wanted to make an 8", f10, optimized as a solar system scope, but life happened and it was put aside. Now he is a college student and carting around a telescope that is ~7 feet long seems like a bad idea. So he started reworking the curve to f5. It was a bit sad to see the nice, fine ground surface get a treatment with 60 grit. But it had to happen. All ATMers present watched with interest and maybe a tear or two as this nice surface got the crap beat out of it with tile tool and 60 grit.
Jay worked on his observing chair, and I must say that this chair is starting to be a thing of beauty. I definitely have chair envy. Another work session or two, should complete the chair. Also, I was impressed by the skills of Josh with my table saw. He made some cuts that I would not have tried. We all went home with all of our fingers still attached and that is a good thing.
Troy, Levi, Hayden and Christian all worked on their 8" telescope. It is starting to take shape well and should probably be finished in a few sessions.
Last, but certainly not least, a very generous ATMer made an offer of a 5 5/8" blank to anyone who would like to start working it, just for the asking. As it turns out, a candidate came by late in the ATM session, and accepted the offer. I am also kicking in the use of barrel and barrel top for him to get started. That barrel was obtained from Josh and I made the top. It is great to see others helping people who are new to the hobby.
Happy grinding,
Mat
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Please forgive me, what is 'ATM'? ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 2:30 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Seeking article on ATM sessions for Nova Would any of you folks participating in these ATM session be willing to pen a few paragraphs about the sessions for inclusion in Nova? Pictures to illustrate the article would be nice too. patrick On 09 Apr 2012, at 17:28, Hutchings, Mat (H USA) wrote:
Okay, this post has nothing to do with the solar eclipse, so it may be a refreshing change...
Had a great ATM session on 4/7. Several people showed up with work being done on the following: an 8" mirror, an observing chair and the mechanical part of an 8" dobsonian.
The 8" blank belongs to my son and he started work on it after taking 12 years away from it. Back those many years ago, we wanted to make an 8", f10, optimized as a solar system scope, but life happened and it was put aside. Now he is a college student and carting around a telescope that is ~7 feet long seems like a bad idea. So he started reworking the curve to f5. It was a bit sad to see the nice, fine ground surface get a treatment with 60 grit. But it had to happen. All ATMers present watched with interest and maybe a tear or two as this nice surface got the crap beat out of it with tile tool and 60 grit.
Jay worked on his observing chair, and I must say that this chair is starting to be a thing of beauty. I definitely have chair envy. Another work session or two, should complete the chair. Also, I was impressed by the skills of Josh with my table saw. He made some cuts that I would not have tried. We all went home with all of our fingers still attached and that is a good thing.
Troy, Levi, Hayden and Christian all worked on their 8" telescope. It is starting to take shape well and should probably be finished in a few sessions.
Last, but certainly not least, a very generous ATMer made an offer of a 5 5/8" blank to anyone who would like to start working it, just for the asking. As it turns out, a candidate came by late in the ATM session, and accepted the offer. I am also kicking in the use of barrel and barrel top for him to get started. That barrel was obtained from Josh and I made the top. It is great to see others helping people who are new to the hobby.
Happy grinding,
Mat
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Amateur Telescope Maker (or Making) On Apr 19, 2012 9:25 AM, "william baker" <baker464b@yahoo.com> wrote:
Please forgive me, what is 'ATM'?
________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 2:30 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Seeking article on ATM sessions for Nova
Would any of you folks participating in these ATM session be willing to pen a few paragraphs about the sessions for inclusion in Nova? Pictures to illustrate the article would be nice too.
patrick
On 09 Apr 2012, at 17:28, Hutchings, Mat (H USA) wrote:
Okay, this post has nothing to do with the solar eclipse, so it may be a refreshing change...
Had a great ATM session on 4/7. Several people showed up with work being done on the following: an 8" mirror, an observing chair and the mechanical part of an 8" dobsonian.
The 8" blank belongs to my son and he started work on it after taking 12 years away from it. Back those many years ago, we wanted to make an 8", f10, optimized as a solar system scope, but life happened and it was put aside. Now he is a college student and carting around a telescope that is ~7 feet long seems like a bad idea. So he started reworking the curve to f5. It was a bit sad to see the nice, fine ground surface get a treatment with 60 grit. But it had to happen. All ATMers present watched with interest and maybe a tear or two as this nice surface got the crap beat out of it with tile tool and 60 grit.
Jay worked on his observing chair, and I must say that this chair is starting to be a thing of beauty. I definitely have chair envy. Another work session or two, should complete the chair. Also, I was impressed by the skills of Josh with my table saw. He made some cuts that I would not have tried. We all went home with all of our fingers still attached and that is a good thing.
Troy, Levi, Hayden and Christian all worked on their 8" telescope. It is starting to take shape well and should probably be finished in a few sessions.
Last, but certainly not least, a very generous ATMer made an offer of a 5 5/8" blank to anyone who would like to start working it, just for the asking. As it turns out, a candidate came by late in the ATM session, and accepted the offer. I am also kicking in the use of barrel and barrel top for him to get started. That barrel was obtained from Josh and I made the top. It is great to see others helping people who are new to the hobby.
Happy grinding,
Mat
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It does outdate Automatic Teller Machine.
Amateur Telescope Maker (or Making)
On Apr 19, 2012 9:25 AM, "william baker" <baker464b@yahoo.com> wrote:
Please forgive me, what is 'ATM'?
________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 2:30 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Seeking article on ATM sessions for Nova
Would any of you folks participating in these ATM session be willing to pen a few paragraphs about the sessions for inclusion in Nova? Pictures to illustrate the article would be nice too.
patrick
On 09 Apr 2012, at 17:28, Hutchings, Mat (H USA) wrote:
Okay, this post has nothing to do with the solar eclipse, so it may be a refreshing change...
Had a great ATM session on 4/7. Several people showed up with work being done on the following: an 8" mirror, an observing chair and the mechanical part of an 8" dobsonian.
The 8" blank belongs to my son and he started work on it after taking 12 years away from it. Back those many years ago, we wanted to make an 8", f10, optimized as a solar system scope, but life happened and it was put aside. Now he is a college student and carting around a telescope that is ~7 feet long seems like a bad idea. So he started reworking the curve to f5. It was a bit sad to see the nice, fine ground surface get a treatment with 60 grit. But it had to happen. All ATMers present watched with interest and maybe a tear or two as this nice surface got the crap beat out of it with tile tool and 60 grit.
Jay worked on his observing chair, and I must say that this chair is starting to be a thing of beauty. I definitely have chair envy. Another work session or two, should complete the chair. Also, I was impressed by the skills of Josh with my table saw. He made some cuts that I would not have tried. We all went home with all of our fingers still attached and that is a good thing.
Troy, Levi, Hayden and Christian all worked on their 8" telescope. It is starting to take shape well and should probably be finished in a few sessions.
Last, but certainly not least, a very generous ATMer made an offer of a 5 5/8" blank to anyone who would like to start working it, just for the asking. As it turns out, a candidate came by late in the ATM session, and accepted the offer. I am also kicking in the use of barrel and barrel top for him to get started. That barrel was obtained from Josh and I made the top. It is great to see others helping people who are new to the hobby.
Happy grinding,
Mat
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Chuck, I thought it was a machine into which you inserted your credit card, punched in some numbers, dimensions, etc., and after a few minutes of various noises and shaking, out pooped the lens of your choice. 73, lh On 4/19/2012 9:28 AM, Chuck Hards wrote:
Amateur Telescope Maker (or Making) On Apr 19, 2012 9:25 AM, "william baker"<baker464b@yahoo.com> wrote:
Please forgive me, what is 'ATM'?
On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 12:16 PM, Larry Holmes <larry@kijoda.com> wrote:
Chuck, I thought it was a machine into which you inserted your credit card, punched in some numbers, dimensions, etc., and after a few minutes of various noises and shaking, out pooped the lens of your choice. 73, lh
Actually you're correct, Larry. It's called a "computer" when used for on-line ordering of astronomy gear. ;-) Funny thing. I've worked for a company that makes products for the automated teller industry for going on 27 years, yet I have never used an ATM in my entire life. Never had the need or desire.
(A)mateur (T)elescope (M)aker. This includes anything to do with making telescopes of any type. My ATM specialty is in making mirrors for Newtonian reflectors. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of william baker Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 11:24 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Seeking article on ATM sessions for Nova Please forgive me, what is 'ATM'? ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 2:30 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Seeking article on ATM sessions for Nova Would any of you folks participating in these ATM session be willing to pen a few paragraphs about the sessions for inclusion in Nova? Pictures to illustrate the article would be nice too. patrick On 09 Apr 2012, at 17:28, Hutchings, Mat (H USA) wrote:
Okay, this post has nothing to do with the solar eclipse, so it may be a refreshing change...
Had a great ATM session on 4/7. Several people showed up with work being done on the following: an 8" mirror, an observing chair and the mechanical part of an 8" dobsonian.
The 8" blank belongs to my son and he started work on it after taking 12 years away from it. Back those many years ago, we wanted to make an 8", f10, optimized as a solar system scope, but life happened and it was put aside. Now he is a college student and carting around a telescope that is ~7 feet long seems like a bad idea. So he started reworking the curve to f5. It was a bit sad to see the nice, fine ground surface get a treatment with 60 grit. But it had to happen. All ATMers present watched with interest and maybe a tear or two as this nice surface got the crap beat out of it with tile tool and 60 grit.
Jay worked on his observing chair, and I must say that this chair is starting to be a thing of beauty. I definitely have chair envy. Another work session or two, should complete the chair. Also, I was impressed by the skills of Josh with my table saw. He made some cuts that I would not have tried. We all went home with all of our fingers still attached and that is a good thing.
Troy, Levi, Hayden and Christian all worked on their 8" telescope. It is starting to take shape well and should probably be finished in a few sessions.
Last, but certainly not least, a very generous ATMer made an offer of a 5 5/8" blank to anyone who would like to start working it, just for the asking. As it turns out, a candidate came by late in the ATM session, and accepted the offer. I am also kicking in the use of barrel and barrel top for him to get started. That barrel was obtained from Josh and I made the top. It is great to see others helping people who are new to the hobby.
Happy grinding,
Mat
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Chuck Hards -
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Hutchings, Mat (H USA) -
Joe Bauman -
Josephine Grahn -
Larry Holmes -
Patrick Wiggins -
william baker