Description:
Acrylic mirror: 7-7/8" x 1-1/8' x 1/8' finished size
Material Supplier:
US Plastics Corporation.
Item number 42461 Clear Mirror Sheet 24: x 48" x 1/8
$39.12 (February 2007)
Yield:
Each sheet will make 110 mirrors or enough for 35 kaleidoscopes
Preparation:
First:
On a table saw with a carbide-tip blade, cut the mirror into strips
measuring 7 7/8 inches, then rip into individual mirrors.
This should only be done by someone with experience in operating table
saws with a carbide-tip blade. Note: The 7-7/8-inch dimension was chosen to
allow for the blade kerf when cutting 48 inches into strips.
This length should be approximately equal to the length of the PCV
tube of the kaleidoscope.
 Second:
Use this cutting pattern-- six mirrors wide and 19 mirrors
high. For a larger view, click on the thumbnail to the right.
Third: Vacuum the sawdust
from the mirrors. |
