lens grinding machines

I'm looking for lens grinding machine plans

Hi jseeger - welcome to HomemadeTools.net :welcome:

Interesting; are you looking to grind lenses for eyeglasses?

My uncle made his own telescope long ago, back in the early 60's. Ground the lenses by hand. I always thought it would be cool to do that, but never did.

Not sure what you have in mind, but this is along the lines of how he did it. Dokas Photos – How To Ground Your Own Glass

Mirror Grinding Machine
I have made this type of machine to grind my telescopic lenses. Hope it helps you with your project. Cheers!

Hi try the patent office in the search line box type in ccl/451/256 or ccl/451/277 or ccl/451/323 change the date range to 1790 you should be able to get some ideas there

Thanks for the links. The stories and pictures are helpful. I was thinking of using it for roughing out and finishing by hand.