GordonWaite
Making Premium Telescope Mirrors and Innovative Telescopes for Astronomers -- Grinding, Polishing and Testing State-of-the-art Optics for Telescopes.
Faceting an Acculap Polisher for a Telescope Mirror
DIY Drum Sander for Telescope Shop
Using Polishing Pads to Clear the Back of a Telescope Secondary Mirror
The Art of Efficiency—Automating Waite Research
Big Telescope, Small Package: Waite Research 18" Renegade
Building a 20" F/3.3 Renegade Telescope: Part 1
Renegade Telescope Bearing Construction
Setting Focus and Balance on a 12.5" Waite Research Renegade Telescope
Building a Renegade Telescope-Testing a Pre-Stain Wood Conditioner
12 inch f4.9 Telescope Mirror Part 4
The Quick, Cheap and EASY Way to Find the Center of a Circle
12 inch f4.9 Telescope Mirror Part 3
12 inch f4.9 Telescope Mirror Part 2
12 inch f4.9 Telescope Mirror Part 1
GoPro Shows the Refiguring of a 14" Telescope Mirror
Putting Together a 12.5" F4.6 Renegade Telescope
How to Make Mirror Cell Parts for a Renegade Telescope Using a CNC Router
Fine Grinding a 10" F2 Telescope Mirror by Hand
Grinding a 25-Inch F3 Telescope Mirror: Thinning and Flattening the Back
Grinding a 25" F3 Telescope Mirror: Chamfer and Edging
Grinding a Renegade 6.5" Elliptical Secondary Mirror
Testing the Polish on a 20-inch F3.0 Telescope Mirror with a Laser
Using the Fixed-Post Grinding Machine for Rough Grinding an 11-inch Telescope Mirror
Stripping the Aluminum Coating from a Telescope Mirror
Polishing and Figuring Tips for an 8-in Telescope Mirror
Motor and Gearbox for a Computerized Mirror Grinding Machine
Mirror Grinding Tool for a 22" f/4.0 Telescope Mirror
Testing the 22" Binoscope Mirror After Fine Grinding
Preparing to Grind a 22" f/4.0 Telescope Mirror
Figuring Tips for a 5.5-inch Renegade Secondary Mirror