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?
how big was this mirror, is it hot enough to melt sand
Ferroscene 3 years ago
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.
jensjacob 3 years ago
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?
my83merc 4 years ago
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
jensjacob 4 years ago
awesome mirror, was it pre fab, or home made?
my83merc 4 years ago
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.
jensjacob 4 years ago