Mirage Update

http://wiremap.phedhex.com/

An update on the progress of my latest project, the mirage.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• mirage
• wiremap
• cyberspace
• 3d
• diy
• project
• projector
• projection
• volumetric
• renderer

[samurai1200]

just a quick note: the way you end your video is "for more info, visit my website/blog/etc at (insert url here) or email me at (email here)" because to be honest... i can't find your blog.

[phedhex]

Ah, thanks! Webpage is now in the description of this video.

[roidroid]

AND/OR if your problem is that the water pressure is so high that the angled holes are shooting water out at an angle (ie: the water has sideways inertia), then i guess what you'd want is a way of pooling the water at the base of each hole so a drop can collect, then drop, then collect, then drop, etc. Perhaps some kindof coating/roughing up of the bottom (perhaps a fine screen mesh or even paper), or some water additive to increase surface tension.

[phedhex]

Yeah, this is precisely the problem. I've thought of using drips instead of streams, but I haven't come up with any designs I'm pleased with. Spouts or spigots? Any ideas?

[blackicede]

Interesting idea to use water. But I'm actually not shure if it'll work, since this will have a problem your previous design didn't have: Every drop of water will refract the light and distort the picture.

[phedhex]

Yeah, I've done a little testing, and I've been definitely worried about this. Fortunately, this effect only usually happens with sheets of water, not dribbles of water. The tests I've done so far look pretty good - so I hope it won't be an issue.

[xxtiaan]

if you just go to any engineering place thell be able to drill with a drill press for you, I get stuff done at a factory by my place its pretty cheap

[DeimosSaturn]

You could put sewing needles in each hole. The fluid tension of the water will cause it to stream in the direction of the needle. What you're doing here poses many of the same tech. challenges water clock invetors faced for thousands of years, perhaps you might learn something by studying that.

[enterfailedment]

Would it be possible to use a water spray/mist?

[roidroid]

what about gluing a piece of paper or fine fabric to the bottom, so that after exiting the holes the water must perculate through the fibers. It should slow it down. If it slows it down too much you could tweak the pressure by increasing the height of the top reservoir. So you should still be able to use streams

[roidroid]

if the holes are cut at an angle, and it's just the angle that's screwing up your hole position, then can't you put the entire thing upsidedown?

ie: the angle might be screwing up the position of the BOTTOM of the holes, but due to the laser targeting shouldn't at least the TOPS of those holes be in the correct spot?