Tag Archives: lathe

My first piece of astronomy-related lathework

Posted on May 20, 2013 by james

I’ve been wanting to tinker with Mire de Collimation to collimate my dob, but I didn’t have any handy way to fit a webcam into the eyepiece holder without removing the lens. So I found a lump of waste (and … Continue reading →

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New Toy in the Workshop

Posted on March 12, 2013 by james

I’ve been wanting to learn to use one of these for ages and of late it would have been a benefit in a number of projects to be able to create small metal parts, so my Christmas present to myself … Continue reading →

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