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How to Balance a round fan-mounted mirror for spirographs

Jul 28, 2010 10:12 PM

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If you like homemade light shows, this is one hell of a way to do it.

AP Digital light shows you how you can hack a small fan into a special mirror used to create a poor man's PIC-based laser show. It's an experimental method of balancing a fan-mounted acrylic mirror for spirograph project.

A motor-mounted mirror is a critical part of a spirograph project, which greatly affects the final appearance of the whole device, which can be seen at Instructables.

This is a simple and reliable method to mount and balance acrylic mirrors in order to achieve smooth and quiet performance. Check out more details.

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