Mirrors?
 

Anyone have suggestions for mirrors? I need to set mirrors in the head
cabinet doors. Glass is just inherently dangerous on sailboats. I have been
experimenting with acrylic mirrors but they haze up very quickly. Plate
glass mirrors are way to heavy. Now I am thinking about a double strength
glass mirror and backing it with 4 mm meranti. Maybe bedding them in epoxy
or 4200 to hold pieces in place if it gets broken.

Any other ideas?

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Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
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On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 20:26:18 -0400, "Glenn Ashmore"
wrote:


Any other ideas?

You've tried mylar, I assume?. Glass mirrors are merely "silvered"
backings on plate glass. I can't believe you couldn't "silverback"
some Lexan or something.

Or maybe even highly polish a piece of metal. Worked for the Romans.

R.

"rhys" wrote in message
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On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 20:26:18 -0400, "Glenn Ashmore"
wrote:
You've tried mylar, I assume?. Glass mirrors are merely "silvered"
backings on plate glass. I can't believe you couldn't "silverback"
some Lexan or something.

I have used Mylar mirrors in a rear projection screen but it is metalized on
the front surface and is very delicate. It will not stand up on a boat.
Lexan is softer than acrylic so after a few wipes of the cleaning rag it
will haze over. That is the problem with acrylic mirrors. Unless you are
VERY carefull in cleaning them they become unusable fairly quickly.


Or maybe even highly polish a piece of metal. Worked for the Romans.

R.

Get mirror mastic whereever you buy the mirrors and bed them with that. If
they do break, they won't fall all over the place. Use glass clips as well
to hold them in place while the mastic sets.

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Keith
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There is nothing new I can teach the sea.
"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
news:I4Ecd.32527$cN6.29008@lakeread02...
Anyone have suggestions for mirrors? I need to set mirrors in the head
cabinet doors. Glass is just inherently dangerous on sailboats. I have
been
experimenting with acrylic mirrors but they haze up very quickly. Plate
glass mirrors are way to heavy. Now I am thinking about a double strength
glass mirror and backing it with 4 mm meranti. Maybe bedding them in
epoxy
or 4200 to hold pieces in place if it gets broken.

Any other ideas?

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Polished stainless?
"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
news:I4Ecd.32527$cN6.29008@lakeread02...
Anyone have suggestions for mirrors? I need to set mirrors in the head
cabinet doors. Glass is just inherently dangerous on sailboats. I have
been
experimenting with acrylic mirrors but they haze up very quickly. Plate
glass mirrors are way to heavy. Now I am thinking about a double strength
glass mirror and backing it with 4 mm meranti. Maybe bedding them in
epoxy
or 4200 to hold pieces in place if it gets broken.

Any other ideas?

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

"Keith" wrote in message ...
Get mirror mastic whereever you buy the mirrors and bed them with that. If
they do break, they won't fall all over the place. Use glass clips as well
to hold them in place while the mastic sets.

--


Keith
__
There is nothing new I can teach the sea.
"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
news:I4Ecd.32527$cN6.29008@lakeread02...
Anyone have suggestions for mirrors? I need to set mirrors in the head
cabinet doors. Glass is just inherently dangerous on sailboats. I have
been
experimenting with acrylic mirrors but they haze up very quickly. Plate
glass mirrors are way to heavy. Now I am thinking about a double strength
glass mirror and backing it with 4 mm meranti. Maybe bedding them in
epoxy
or 4200 to hold pieces in place if it gets broken.

Any other ideas?

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com



After a few days of cruising being covered in sunscreen and rinsing in
salt water, its best not to look at oneself anyway.

"Parallax" wrote in message
om...
After a few days of cruising being covered in sunscreen and rinsing in
salt water, its best not to look at oneself anyway.

True for me but when you have 2 women in the crew mirrors are an essential
piece of equipment. :-)

In a certain naval brig, and in the solitary confinement section thereof,
there exists individual compartments with polished stainless steel mirrors
affixed with tamper-proof bolts to the bulkheads. We shall not discuss how I
know this except to say my liberty weekend was well worth it.

"MMC" wrote in message
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Polished stainless?
"Glenn Ashmore" wrote in message
news:I4Ecd.32527$cN6.29008@lakeread02...
Anyone have suggestions for mirrors? I need to set mirrors in the head
cabinet doors. Glass is just inherently dangerous on sailboats. I have
been
experimenting with acrylic mirrors but they haze up very quickly. Plate
glass mirrors are way to heavy. Now I am thinking about a double
strength
glass mirror and backing it with 4 mm meranti. Maybe bedding them in
epoxy
or 4200 to hold pieces in place if it gets broken.

Any other ideas?

--
Glenn Ashmore

I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack
there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com
Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com

Set a glass mirror in a block of ubiquitous epoxy?

"Mirror, mirror in the head
Who's the fairest maid I'll bed?"



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William R. Watt ) writes:
Set a glass mirror in a block of ubiquitous epoxy?

"Mirror, mirror in the head
Who's the fairest maid I'll bed?"

no sooner had I logged off than I realized there was a better choice of
pronoun more faithful to the original...

"Mirror, mirror in the head
Who's the fairest maid he'll bed?"

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