| moi |
:D hi
i've found the way to make fsm:bigeyes:
i'll try tonight but i'm sure at 99% it works:eek:
anyone interested?:devilr: |
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| ktulu909 |
| Hell ya,tell us how!!! |
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| 18wheeler |
| if you are using the chemical reaction to deposit silver on the glass, you will need to do it every 6 months. because the mirror will turn dark overtime (silver reacts with sulfate dioxide in the air). But I think it worths the time. |
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| moi |
a mirror is made of 3 things
the glass
the reflective layer
the protection (on its back)
remove the protection and it's reflective on both sides
18wheeler maybe as you said it'll turn black after 6 months
i didn't try for the moment
or maybe we can protect it with a clear coating
i know, my english sucks
so, it was an idea:hot:
maybe we have to work on it, maybe not
bye:cannotbe: |
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| 18wheeler |
How do you remove the protective layer?
also the reflective layer is perfectively flat facing the glass (because the glass is flat and rigid ), but how do you know if it will be the same facing the protective layer? or more important: how do you keep it perfectively flat when you remove the protective layer? |
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| Wes Marquenie |
| This still won't work as good as a first surface mirror because the silver/aluminium layer on a normal mirror is too thin and thus passes a larger amount of light through the mirror instead of reflecting it. |
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| moi |
use paint remover like thinner or acetone
wes, maybe your right the reflective layer is very thin, i didn't try if the light pass through
so we can try, the protective layer is made of paint (not on all the mirror)
i tried with a litle bathroom mirror (10cm*20cm) |
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| ace3000_1 |
moi do u remeber who told u this idea a long time ago? lol ive tried it bud, u need somthing stronger then acetone to get the backing off, possibly methal chloride, maybe some cheap *** mirror u might be abale to get it off but i doubt it, its a super rock hard paint possibly 2 pack thus being the reason it dont come off lol. best of luck with it though.
Trev |
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| ace3000_1 |
| quote: | | This still won't work as good as a first surface mirror because the silver/aluminium layer on a normal mirror is too thin and thus passes a larger amount of light through the mirror instead of reflecting it. |
Heya Wes how's it bud? yeah i tend to agree with u, normal mirror is a crapy mirror, it dont have the same properties as a normal mirror and is thin and cheap, i find just buying the front surface mirror is the better solution, u know what reflectivity u are getting and can buy it to spec, u know what u will have with the right coating ect, if u shop around u can get it cheap enough although it would be nice to find some place in europe that sells it cheap.
Trev |
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| Slayania |
If people want I can post the steps to follow making one using AgNO3 solution. This method is commonly used in making first surface mirrors for telescopes.
But the coating will degrade overtime.
Applying the coating is tedious, time consuming and even somewhat dangerous.
And in some places you cannot even buy the ingredients, since they can be used as explosives.
I would say buy them, way easier and if you would be making just a mirror or 2 chances are the materials would cost most to get you started than buying those 2 mirrors. |
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| moi |
hi trev
:( sorry i don't remember you told me about that, i found this idea last night cause a mirror has a scratch on it's back and i saw the reflective layer, to put it off,you must use decapex or v33 but as you say, you 'll never get the same quality than a real fsm
don't forget i'll order some stuff with you
for now i've stripped my lcd ,the lcd/fresnel housing is almost done
(need to attach the lcd)
i have a reflector idea but not sure it worrks
do you know these bulbs with mirror surface ?(only at the end of the bulb)
i know it could be hard to do but cutting the bulb to keep only the mirrored part to use it as a reflector? |
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