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Dan R technique MOLD ACRYLIC PLEXI MAKE A PARABOLIC MIRROR CUT A CIRCLE SAW

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CUTTING A PERFECT CIRCLE ON A TABLE SAW. MAKE A PARABOLIC MIRROR COPYING A PARABOLOID. MAKE PERFECTLY BALANCED FLYWHEELS OUT OF WOOD. THIS METHOD FINDS THE PERFECT CENTER WITH NO MEASURING. THE SAFE WAY TO CUT A PERFECT CIRCLE ON A TABLE SAW.

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  • Hi Dan, I love the idea of using your saw to make circle cuts! I have the same saw you do. Robert Veach

  • What is the difference between these round type shapes versus the rectangular shaped one's?

    

  • @dogknobber It wouldn't be as good as a glass one. Plexiglass is a lot softer than actual glass so is more prone to deformation, meaning the image wouldn't be anywhere near as good.

  • i wonder i9f this plexi glass is good enough to make a reflector telescope with?////

  • could it be better to use gasoline or other solvent to "melt to shape" the plexiglass?

  • Nice job, Dan. I did something similar with a hand jig saw and a flat shim stock bar, but it did not turn out half as nice as yours. Can you get away with using a standard blade, or do we need one of those fine tooth finishing blades? And for the poster asking about stainless steel, google is your friend. Dan would just be googling your question anyway. SS has too high a heat range for conventional oven to mold it with heat. However, if it is that thin, just mold it like aluminum foil

  • you sound gay but yet i love your concept

  • You're a fuckin' genius Dan. I wish I would have learned this in school.

  • hi was wondering if the material used in vehicles headlight is ACRYLIC PLEXI and if they are not are they as effective as ACRYLIC PLEXI

  • @CADtekk

    The shape is parabolic, meaning the reflection forms a parabola.

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