Cerium Stirrer Prototype

This is a magnetic stirrer to keep my cerium particles from settling while I'm polishing mirrors automatically

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Magnetic
• Stirrer
• auto
• feeder
• cerium
• pump

[rattinox]

Jim-did you know I worked for E&W Optical Inc for 15 years? Never saw anything as ingenious as your stirrer- Harold (Watson) would have panned the idea as "too expensive".....

[kingjamez80]

Hi Chris,

Glad you like it! I was quite happy with how that project turned out. Saves me a lot of babysitting time on the Mirror-O-Matic.

[ketamunke]

Excellent work. Is that fan really 120v? Even if it's DC, that is still quite a large potential for a small fan. Just wondering. I'm by no means a electrician. I just know that all my fans are 12v in my computers. All the ones that I've seen anyways.

Anyways, may I ask what you use mirrors for? I am curious if you use them for a profession, or for chemistry, or physics, or whatever. Thanks a lot!

[kingjamez80]

Yep it's a 120VAC motor. The voltage isn't really the issue here, it's and AC motor so the 60hz is what makes it go.

I make telescope mirrors, and the cerium is the polish for those mirrors.

[foreilly1958]

Great video about a fascinating concept. Keep it up.