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Uploaded by on May 4, 2007

Heating a stone

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  • how big was this mirror, is it hot enough to melt sand

  • Its reflecting surface is about 275 mm in diameter.

    It will heat a red brick enough to create a black glasslike molten spot.

    I did try to heat sand inside a small glass test tube. It didn't work though. Maybe because the sand was not dry enough and maybe the glass absorbed or defocused the spot a bit. I also think glass might have transported heat away from the sand as it cracked quite quickly.

  • Gotcha, back in NH I had a couple buddies that were CNC operators. One made me a throttle body adapter for my car with his spare time... Very nice man, Lots of time polishing? What's the distance of the focal point?

  • It is made with a diamond tool and do not need any polishing after machining. I described the mirror along with my video named :

    "Parabolic mirror collecting sun (1)"

    It's nice to know people with the right machines :-)

    Best regards

    JJ

  • awesome mirror, was it pre fab, or home made?

  • It is 'homemade' in the sense that I borrowed some time during a weekend on a precision cnc lathe that I operate at my work.

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  • there is a flashlight that can burn stuff now

  • Thanks JJ!

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