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Uses for mirrored LEGO (Was: Which glue?)
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lugnet.parts.mod
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Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:44:57 GMT
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In lugnet.parts.mod, Chris Magno wrote:
> My guess is either a wiggle light(1), or a solar tracker to
> heat "something."
Hmm, I like both of those, but my idea is/was closer to the first. Not to cast a
light, but to reflect an image: have a camera rigidly mounted (so the heavy
stuff doesn't need to move), with a rotating mirror at 45° in front of it on a
turntable (turntable facing the camera lens, not perpendicular to it). Depending
on how that mirror rotates you could look in various directions, sort of like a
lighthouse with a rotating mirror set above the lamp.
The good news is I got the ABS glued to the mirror backing using the Stik 'N
Seal Ultra LocTite (& only cut my fingers once). The bad news is a 4" mirror
(the smallest that seems to reflect the whole image) ends up being pretty heavy
itself. Easier/lighter to rotate, but the support system needs to be more than I
originally planned. I'm not sure if I have to try a different technique or not,
but the idea might still work for a smaller camera.
Hey, it's winter down here and you folks north of the border keep sending down
cold fronts - what do you expect me to do, I'm going crazy down here and
seriously thinking about LEGO icebreakers/icecrawlers.
--
Brian Davis
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| (...) My guess is either a wiggle light(1), or a solar tracker to heat "something." Chris 1. A Type of theatrical light used in disco's and concerts. a beam of light is projected onto a mirror. The mirror is mounted onto X/Y stepper motors that can (...) (16 years ago, 23-Feb-08, to lugnet.parts.mod)
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