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front surface mirrors
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:52 am
by hp_
Looking at khwelling's blog he gives a list of possible sources to order som Front surface mirrors.
I've been ordering some stuff on toaboa for awhile now and found a supplier supplying to the US and Europe.
will put in an order of 2 pieces to check the quality.
here is the link:
hp
Re: front surface mirrors
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 12:03 pm
by PacManFan
I'd like to point out that you can use an old hard driver platter as a front surface mirror. It's pure polished aluminum & free (if you've got old drives).
Re: front surface mirrors
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 12:13 pm
by hp_
Hi PacManFan,
thanks i got a few of those in a box somewhere
i only wonder if the surface of the disk will be big enough.
hp
Re: front surface mirrors
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 12:35 pm
by Finhead
You can also do what I had to do last night since I broke the front surface mirror I had for my build. :/
Take a regular mirror and strip the paint off the back side, paint the front side and you have a first surface mirror. Not sure how long it will last but it seems to be exactly the same reflective quality as a piece of my broken front surface. Mine you it's a temp fix so I can get my build done and ready to go, I will be ordering a real one just in case.
Re: front surface mirrors
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:40 pm
by Praesmeodymium
you can salvage large first surface mirrors from projection tv's, a little careful handling is required as it is both glass and very prone to scratching the surface you're trying to salvage. I ended up using suede as a buffer between any tools and the mirrors metal surface.
Re: front surface mirrors
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 8:20 am
by stustu242
Re: front surface mirrors
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 11:31 am
by Leinad78
Re: front surface mirrors
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 3:10 pm
by Cation
Low cost but not always 100% perfect
http://www.sciplus.com/p/MIRROR-FIRST-S ... -SMALL_248all under $5ea up to 63MM X 231MM X 9.5MM THK
Re: front surface mirrors
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 1:14 pm
by johanvd