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Using mirrors to make an upright display on a cocktail cab! (IS IT MADNESS?)

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Xiaou2:

 I do not get the question.

 Why is the weight of the mirror a problem?  If you sandwhich it between blocks of wood, with a nice dual railing.. it will sit fine.

 Maybe you are saying that, because you want to remove the mirror at times?

  If you build an enclosure with the mirror - I would think that it would be just fine for all games all the time.   

  However, I think the main problem you are having is because its not the right type of mirror.   Most mirrors have a reflective coating on the rear of the glass..  but this creates  more of a distant effect.. and also a ghosting of the images. 

  But they also make optical quality mirrors, that have the reflective surface on the front of the glass... that is what youd want idealy.  Though I have no clue as to where youd find it - nor how expensive it may be.

 The one way mirrors may also have the coating on the front.. but im not certain of it.

 Anything thats not a true glass mirror may be more inclinded to show a warped picture thats slightly distorted and less vibrant a picture.

 You could also buy a mini wheel, and or even lower it a tad.  Or you could use a spinner to control the driving games... yet still use an analog pedal set.

rackoon:
I was hoping to get something light that I could slide down behind the wall and the cab when not in use.
   
   I can't hang it on the wall permanently because there is already framed art work in that spot. Furthermore, It would look silly hanging at a 45 angle, when not in use. Also, from my early testing of a PC monitor and an a old mirror, the bottom of the mirror must sit about a foot above the table. I could see one of my drunk friends busting my glass table top, monitor, and mirror while trying to hang the sucker.
   
   I think Plexiglas with a mirror coating sounds right. Its durable and light, yet I think it might dim the image slightly. I might even be able to make something out of plastic from Tapp that could sit on the cab. Maybe could make it pivot like my wife's makeup mirror to adjust for different height people. Hell, I might even put lighting on it.

NoOne=NBA=:

--- Quote from: rackoon on June 26, 2005, 03:11:14 pm ---Hell, I might even put lighting on it.
--- End quote ---

Lighting is a really bad idea.
It will make the reflected image seem even dimmer.

AlanS17:
Why do you want something removeable? Just put it on a hinge across the back side so that it lifts up into place when we need it and lays back down to double as the cocktail glass top when your'e not?

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