Recent content by warnerr

great news! I would love to update to beyond too... animation is fun!

cant wait to see how it works- very cool!

I have a small stage that I would love to make a fog curtain outdoor screen for. I have wondered why the screens I see seem to blow the screen UP... against gravity. I would presume gravity assist would be nice and imagine blowing a screen down would allow the cooling droplets to reflect a bit...

Thank you lsrfaq! Total success replacing both mirrors. Used epoxy, cleaned shaft, and turned and milled an alignment tool- made this easy to center and keep straight while epoxy hardened. Machined a cylinder, bored a hole very slightly oversized in center. Milled down to center minus 1/2 new...

So far so good- removed excess glue on broken mirror- touched old mirror with soldering iron and it popped out cleanly. Split shaft- cleaned out slot. Sloppy fit- will need a tool to keep it level and straight to shaft. Cant wait to receive mirrors and proceed! Thanks for the great advice!:yh:

Exactly what i needed to know! My new pair of mirrors arrives in about a week. looks like i should do both galvos to keep them operating exactly alike. Thanks for the advice on making a jig- I had only planned on a mild clothes pin clamp so i will follow your advice.

I was careless and broke off one scanner mirror. What is the suggested method of attaching a new mirror? Can I simply glue one on remnant or is it best to remove mirror down to shaft. Proper adhesive- silicone rubber? :thinking: