Thanks to all for the comments and suggestions.
Tom Reese wrote:
hi Larry, interesting project. You might want to put some kind of
compressible material between the wood and the mirrors. With your
current design, the mirrors could break if the wood shrinks during a
This would have been a very good idea. It would also have saved me some
issues because precision would not be nearly so critical. Since the
pieces are glued together right now, that won't happen with this one.
period of low humidity. You could eliminate the problem if you rotate
the wood so the grain runs vertically instead of horizontally.
On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 7:35 PM, Larry Colen<l...@red4est.com> wrote:
My kaleidoscope has gone from "proof of concept" to "prototype". Projects like
this are very good in exposing the shortcomings in both my table saw and my carpentry skills.
Fortunately, North glass accidentally cut an extra mirror, because I broke one
of them this morning. Also my attempt at a tripod mount was a resounding
failure.
Plan B will be to drill and tap an aluminum plate and screw it to the bottom of
one of the boards.
Set of photos showing construction here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157651606646662/
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