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Peidave
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Username: Peidave
Post Number: 24
Registered: 09-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, September 13, 2007 - 05:55 am: | 
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Wonder about these? Might these be good mirrors to consider for replacement purposes in a Kodak Brownie #2"?
http://scientificsonline.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_3052324
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Greyhoundman
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Username: Greyhoundman
Post Number: 33
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2007 - 05:31 pm: |
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That will work. But I usually buy a couple of cheap Polaroids to get the angled mirror. It cuts easy and works well. |
Adrian
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Username: Adrian
Post Number: 84
Registered: 08-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, September 24, 2007 - 01:40 am: |
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Greyhoundman,
I know how glass is cut, but I've never actually done it myself. How do you hold/fix a strip narrow enough for a brownie mirror while you are cutting it? It's something I will have to do for myself soon, and I'd rather learn from someone else's mistakes before I start!
Adrian |
Chiccolini
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Username: Chiccolini
Post Number: 22
Registered: 06-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, July 04, 2009 - 10:39 am: |
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You will find it easier to use a metal mirror. The type used in survival kits to flash the sun for help. Easier to cut those. Lots of box cameras used those type mirrors anyway. |
Hanskerensky
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Username: Hanskerensky
Post Number: 4
Registered: 05-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 05, 2009 - 02:11 am: |
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Well, as earlier stated, a mirror from a Polaroid could be an option. These are surface mirrors and excellent for optical purposes.
I tried this once but had some problems with the cutting. Look here :
http:[email protected]/3472584949/ |
Paul_ron
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Username: Paul_ron
Post Number: 159
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, July 05, 2009 - 08:10 am: |
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The trick to cutting thin first surface mirror is to work on a clean hard flat surface. Use a new glass cutter and make sure you don't cut the mirror on it's mirrored surface or it will chip the finish. |
Elwrongo
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Username: Elwrongo
Post Number: 26
Registered: 05-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 05:10 am: |
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I saw this mirror material and wanted to use it in a TLR mirror replacement (Welta Reflekta II). What do people think of this? Suitable?
http://www.surplusshed.com/pages/item/l10074.html
I looked at Scientific Online but they won't ship internationally. A bit limited I thought.
Surely with the Polaroid it has to be a folding SX70 - noty that common or cheap over here - Australia. |
Tom_cheshire
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Username: Tom_cheshire
Post Number: 130
Registered: 04-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 23, 2009 - 12:36 pm: |
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The mirror used in the SX-70 was also used in just about every cheap Polaroid point and shoot they made that uses 600 pack film. These are larger mirrors than used in a Reflekta. I think they are thicker also. |
Mickeyobe
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Username: Mickeyobe
Post Number: 2
Registered: 01-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 30, 2009 - 10:03 am: |
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I have on a number of occasions used CD's for replacement mirrors in box camera and folder viewfinders. I know they shouldn't work but they do.
They are easy to cut and shape and one CD will serve for many cameras.
They do not work for SLR mirrors however. |
Elwrongo
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Username: Elwrongo
Post Number: 34
Registered: 05-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2009 - 08:02 pm: |
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I bought some of the ones from Surplus Shed
http://www.surplusshed.com/pages/item/l10074.html
They arrived and they are great! They fit perfectly into my Reflekta (!) no cutting required. They are silvered on both sides. Not big enough to cut a Rolleicord trapezoid mirror from though. |
Tom_cheshire
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Username: Tom_cheshire
Post Number: 175
Registered: 04-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 08, 2009 - 01:30 pm: |
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Ha, CDs. I put a thin sheet of foam on a CD and cover it with a layer of felt from the craft store. Fold under the edges (trimmed) and glue. These are then used for display platforms like placing a piece of jewelry on it or Scrooge McDuck's No. 1 dime.  |
