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Need ideas on how to repair Sega hologram parabolic mirror
vader:
I so wanna see this work.....g/l with it
Tim
TravistyOJ:
Just talked to a friend of mine. His Dad owns a metal shop and has many years experience welding, I know this isn't the same, but i think it is fundamentally similiar, so maybe he can help me out.
DrewKaree:
That's a terribly lit picture for us to be able to gauge ANYTHING from.
You wanted it moved by someone else. They broke it.
You want someone else to do this work for you.
You're crossing your fingers and hoping everything works out at every turn.
I say this because you even realize, and state, "It's not the same thing, but it seems similar, so maybe it'll work out"
Chad has told you how to teach yourself to fish, now go start. Continuing to rely on people who clearly won't have the same enthusiasm for this as you is just asking for more of the same to KEEP happening.
Your best solution is to keep looking for a replacement and just buy one if you are just gonna rely on others to fix this.
RandyT:
I hate to be the wet blanket, but trust me, none of these will work. That is unless you are very lucky and the radius of that curve is the same as something a security mirror company already produces.
Everything else will:
A: Make the problem worse than it already is
or
B: Be very expensive.
BTW, a shiny black piece of acrylic comes nowhere near the reflectivity of a true mirror coated optic (typically AlSiO) A mirrored optic will get you 95+ percent reflectivity in the visible spectrum. A highly polished piece of uncoated plastic will get you 3 or 4 percent tops. The image is projected into a lit room, but it is shaded by the construction of the unit. It was made this way to save money.
But this is only relevant in terms of image brightness. The real issue here is distortion. The tiniest deviation is going to result in a very distorted image. If you put heat to that thing, it will distort so badly that you will be lucky to even get an image in that spot.
If you want to know how I know all this stuff, visit www.opd3d.com. My name is on a good chunk of that company's IP base (plus they give me a check once a week :) )
RandyT
TravistyOJ:
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Sorry
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I had no choice, I learned a lesson, I'm sorry
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If it came down to a professional or me using a blowtorch I would pay a professional. Dont worry, I talked to the guy and hes pretty sure it would warp the plastic too much.
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I will do this, sorry to have wasted anyone's time.