Make a 2 Sided, Desktop Infinity Mirror...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- Most of the infinity mirrors that I've seen are one sided, but I wanted to build one a little bit different. This one is going to be 2 sided and designed so that it can be displayed on a desktop or a shelf. It's an easy, very cool project to make! To me it kind of looks like it could be a Stargate.
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#InfinityMirror - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
Here's a video of someone using a project with 2-sided infinity mirrors. I don't think he saw my video, but I love how he implemented it! th-cam.com/video/F5I7S4Z05FI/w-d-xo.html
ive been wanting to make one of these ever since i first saw one in the 70's-very cool. just found your shows-great, but man, youve got a night time story book voice-literally fall asleep to you with happy dreams of course. Nice spin on two sided-
Haha! A lot of people have been saying similar things. Thanks!
Absolutely inspiring. Been wanting to find a project for me and my son and this is perfect. We have tons of led strips and plenty of wood in the "workshop" to let our imaginations run. THANK YOU
I like that unlike a lot of youtubers who mask their mistakes you'd rather show them! Thanks!
Thanks! I feel it's important to show an issue that may happen, and show that you can also work with it.
I like this how to video because it uses more available tools and resources unlike all those other diy videos.
Your narration is top notch. Thanks. Very soothing voice by the way.
This was a great tutorial and I learned a lot. You inspired me. I am going to create a prototype of a tweak that I had in mind by using a shadow box instead of constructing a frame. When I know the concept will work, I will make the shape that you did. Thank you for sharing all of your links as well!
I like the idea of using a shadow box. The frame is already made, and they can come with 2 pieces of glass. Saves some steps and looks nice! I would love to see how your project turns out.
looks awesome
Looks like Stargate - mini variant! Cool!
Сергей Ефимчик Damn! Beat me to it!
Awesome project. An LED strip that changes color might look good to.
Its a Stargate!!! 😱👏👏👏
I made an Infinity Mirror a few years ago and I've been always thinking if it were possible to make one that is two way.
Guess I never gave a thought deep enough!
Great Idea.
Will definitely try it for myself!
Making it 2-way was a last minute thing for me. I'm glad you liked it. I would love to see how yours turns out!
That is downright dread sexy. I want to do something like this now. I appreciate the simplicity of how to do this.
I love you infinity mirrors 💕
Interesting this stuff is only getting popular now.
Back in the '70s, I was building these for friends, and even installed a large version in a buddy's van, back in the day when guys were tricking out their vans with fancy interiors, lighting, and air-brushed exterior artwork. Loved doing airbrushing back then, too, but the infinity mirror idea hit me when I was playing with a couple pieces of two-way mirror, and suggested it would make a great panel on a wall, or a table sculpture, so he paid for the materials and I put one together over the next couple days. It had a lighting controller that would allow the edge lighting to do a movie-marquee-style thing with any speed variation he wanted.
This video's method is showing a way that's a little cheaper than buying pieces of actual 2-way mirror, which can get ridiculously expensive, depending on reflectivity grade.
First time I've ever heard of an infinity mirror. Very cool.
I'd add a second layer of tint in the back cut with about a two inch margin so it remains see through on the edges but reflects better in the middle.
Perfectly imperfect. Love it.
I'm glad you like it. And thanks for sharing the tips!
Well this man explained that with lots of patience, and passion. Love that.
Thanks!
i wrote down everything he spoke.
😂🤣😅
1st and foremost this is awesome project and good video... love the window effect
sugestion:
1. buy a 2' x 2' sheet of wood at desired thickness. sandwhich the 2 plexisheets to the wood sheet. (better than all those pieces
2. draw your pattern. drill your screws / bolt patterns and secure (head ache saver, use something with flush heads.. replace end product with desired bolts)...
3.cut with a fine tooth jigsaw blade ... or scroll saw. use a drill bit to make a starter hole when cutting out the center.
note: monitor your blade & bit speed + pressure.
doing it this way makes it easier to create all kinds of shapes... cut your designs out in cardboard for templates so you can easily reproduce.
there are alot of cool spray paints out there to add texture effects to you final design... a super high sand paper helps smooth everthing out.
if you own a router you could also inlay your plexit sheets.
These are some great ideas, I love this type of comment. It helps everyone understands more/better ways of doing things. Thanks for the feedback!!
Lets see the one you made pls .
It surely be a talkative piece all night that's for sure, imaging one facing the moon? freaky huh.
Holy sheit, are you a fellow BLR player?
A very deep black frame, or possibly a stone type, or even the hammered metal...the idea are almost endless...
I will do one with acrylic and use a laser cutter. The video and instructions are exactly how a how to video should be. Great job.Looks Great.
Ps. What were the 180 thumbs down people Thinking???
Very cool. I may make this in the future but an aluminum frame and stand for a more polished look. The fact you can see through this is what makes it so cool.
I'm glad you like this! Some people are bothered by the see through look, just because it's different than what they are used to. But this was meant to be different like that. I would love to see yours when it's done!
awesome bro,,very nice, i will make one for my daughter
nice camera stand at 5:47 haha, can see it reflect through the tint. pretty cool vid.
Felt like I was back on 2015 youtube with the music! Thanks for the epic nostalgia!
Paint the frame and base gloss black before final assembly. Slow pulse the LEDs. Great video!
Very nice!
I'd love to see it with individually adressable RGB led's.
Its a good project for 3D printing
Congratulations. It's a awesome work mate.
Best regards from Brazil.
Nice video! Love the idea. If you want to have the same two-sided infinity effect but don't want anyone to be able to see it through the other side, You could've possibly placed two mirrors back to back and inlaid them in between the plexi glasses, although this does mean you would have a thicker mirror and would need to buy another set of LED strips.
1/4 inch threaded rod and cap nuts, so the fasteners are neat and tidy from both sides. Maybe a switch.
Oh, do you mean using acorn cap nuts? I like that idea. What I did looks ok, but I agree that your idea would look much better.
You made a portal bro gg
Very clever indeed! Mine is a one way, but put in a prop to add value, yours being through and working from both sides is great.
This video has been the best infinity mirror video I've seen I need to make one
I'm glad to hear that! The next video that I'm working on will be an engagement to it, hopefully to works as well as I'm hoping.
I'm doing these with etched acrylic images in the middle of the mirrors
That's awesome, I would love to see how they turn out!
Will be great as Desktop Stargate :D
I've been thinking about redoing this as an actual Stargate model, with moving parts too.
@@HowDoYouDIY That would be really cool!
Nice and easy (or at least you make it seem it's so). Will be building one for my grandchild. Thanks.
I wasn't expecting that good finishing when it was under process. Good work, indeed!
Thanks! I'm happy you like it! Hopefully my next one will be just as good.
Very cool. Have you thought about doing this in a window? I haven't seen it done and was thinking about doing. What do you thing?
I haven't thought of that, but it would be interesting to see.
Good idea! It may be better to apply the special lighting project as a background of tv or computer !
i have kind of this idea but the next evol. kind of adp as
You could put in a third layer that is fully reflective on both sides in the middle to have it still be double sided but avoid the “infinity window” effect of seeing through to the other side.
i love it, thank you for sharing this project!
Thanks for Sharing the Great Work
Color Changing LEDs with a controler would make that definatively sicker.
You can add a cut out of a character or something on a thin plastiglass, and set it in the middle, so that it gives the impression of someone going through, and since there's a gap between the cut out and each side of the mirrors, when you look at it at an angle it give some Perspective.
I've been thinking that exact same thing!
Awesome project , REMINDS ME STARGATE SG1...
That's what I thought too, when it was finished!
me too XD
Dude that looks awesome! Great job!
Awesome. Great job man. Love it
Ahh finally i can see how i look with my infinity gauntlet
Why add the screws exactly in the center of a glued joint?
I mean if it doesn't fall apart while drilling it, it will hold better..?
probably just a mistake
Because bolts add pressure on those joints. Even if glue cracks, they'll hold together.That's just my thought ...
this part ground my gears
@@ENTK87 No you're just removing surface area in the joint and thus weakening the joint. Also, the pressure from the bolt will make it even more likely to crack. Especially in that direction.
Exactly, even more so, with the Glass bolted on both ends, you don't actually need the glue at all if you attach the bolts in between the joints.
That's a neat lil project! I might make one of my own!! Only that, I'm probably going to use a Phillips Hue Light strip and tad larger.
Excellent job! I gotta try that.
I believe that they make plexiglass that is already "mirrored" on one side, if so this would save a lot of time by eliminating the tinting step.
Yes, you can get both plexiglass and regular glass that is partially mirrored on one side. I would expect either of those to give a better effect, and definitely easier and quicker.
i would do one side a full one way mirror and the other a normal transparent mirror that way you can flip one side and be able to see through it like this one but then flip it to have an endless LED tunnel effect
Nice idea! Thanks!
took my idea and made it even better. You're a gentleman and a scholar
Wow!!!!! It's so nice ..
This is soooo cool, I'm definitely going to try and make this myself :D !
Try programing it by turn on like a half circle and make the lights blue or purple to make a portal like mirror, add some wiring and you got yourself a portal to nowhere you cant go in
not true as the "portal" would be the mirror which just shows him himself / his location, so he is already there.
sadly the leds he used are neither programmable nor rgb^^
Thank you everybody for your support and for all the constructive feedback on this video! I made it so that it can be a starting point and inspiration for your projects. I did make some mistakes in the process of building it, but I do appreciate all of the constructive criticism in the comments because that helps other viewers on their projects. One thing that I want to point out that some of my viewers have mentioned is that I drilled through 2 of the glued joints. That's not something you would want to do. The only reason I did is because it isn't supporting any weight and it allowed me to give it a balanced look for the bolts. But eventually that joint will break and I will need to deal with that. Please continue to leave helpful feedback so that new viewers can benefit from your input!
Well it might not be better but you could turn it into a clock by having a track in the middle and have an ever moving indicator. Then you could have the lights color shift based on the month and how far into a month it is.
I made this other one so that I could turn it into a clock th-cam.com/video/T-jcIiV6ovI/w-d-xo.html but I didn't think about having the colors shift depending on which month/time of month it is. I like that idea! When I get to that point I may have to include that feature.
Ok it was a while since I last did anything with optics but you might get a better result if you put on more pice of plexiglass or of a plane of glass between the two outer plexiglass but touching the inner part of the of the mirror film. I would also try using less directional individual leds and use a epoxy with the same refractive index as the middle part to create a pice that is solid all the way through but is a laminate of materials of different refractive index.
Also you can get the semi reflective film in a whole lot of different grades of transparency so you could make it none transparent all the way but still give the infinity mirror from both sides effect.
WOW! You folks have really put some thought into this. This could lead to...time travel? Who knows... Interesting to think about it though. Different ideas, different results...hmmmm...
Wonderful! I love your ideas, and the way that you go about test fitting everything, and trying out your ideas. I think that you idea to place the tint to the inside is really good! I have dealt with tint for years, and this is by far the best way to have done it. Have you thought about reproducing both of your frames, and placing them on the outside of the plexiglass? That way you actually have an outer frame. This would possibly strengthen the whole structure. And also, try using smaller screws. Something that will disappear into the framework. Not so noticeable...Keep up the great work! I love this!
it looks like a dimensional portal... love it
thanks for the video, excellent project. Try threaded rod, blue loctite anti-seize and chrome or brass acorn nuts to replace screws and lock nuts fasteners.
Those would be great improvements, thanks for sharing the advice!
imagine a wall made like this!
That would be cool!
4:39 one hell of a phone stand lmao
The original purpose of the PVC structure was to mount LED strips for lighting. Adding a phone stand too it just made sense 😁
How Do You? DIY whatever works haha. great video🤙🏼 earned a sub!
I think the flat piece at the top gave the whole thing a better look about it. Well done. 👍
I agree! Some people think I should have scrapped this build and started over, but I ended up liking this look better. That's actually why I put that part on the top instead of the bottom where I could have hidden it in the base.
This is neat man, keep up the good work :D
That can be used as a portal to another realm.
How to amaze a kid : show them this and tell them it’s a universal machine that lets you see through different timelines
Yeah, exactly.............
To you for SURE🤣
Ahahaha.
Awesome!
Cool video. I like it so much. You are the best!
its lloks like an portal
Same.
Color in the LED strip around the diodes with a sharpie so you just see the lights not the strip.
That was cool , given me ideas to build a large scale stargate !!!
That's a great idea, I would love to see that!
This was amazing.
Thanks!
Kinda wish you would have glued the mirrors onto the wood base, instead of using the bolts. Either way, very cool project with a lot of info for me to use on my own infinity mirra!
I like showing projects that aren't built perfect. It helps inspire people and gives you ideas to do it better. I'm glad this video was still helpful for you!
Thanos doesn't even know what's coming at him
Oh my God this channel is so good i love your content so much , i hope one day my videos could even be half as good as these.
Thanks!
WoW! Thanks.
ok but where do you put the infinity stones?
where the sun don't shine =)
*clickity clickity clock, you should've went for the head*
That's hilarious!😁
STARGATE :-)
I know, right?
Martin Landa i was searchin for this comment
SG1!
Very cool man. I would definitely make one as well if I had the materials and tools.
Great! I think I can do it well, thank you 👍
> Looks so awesome
> Will never own one, since too lazy to build xD
I looked at the title and read "Desktop" so I assumed the last word was "Monitor". So I was like "Infinity Monitor ? How does that even work ? And it's 2 sided too ? What the hell !
......Needless to say I'm a moron.
honestly same
reminds me of samsung's latest ads
LMAO! This is something from the '70's. I looks amazing if done right. You aren't a moron. You just read it wrong, it ok. An infinity monitor would be, uh, interesting, to say the least. Something that you could possibly invent? It's something to think about...Have a good one!
Same!
I wouldn't call yourself that.
Really liked this, thanks
great project, thanks for sharing
Thanks!
now attach it to a glove and call it the Infinity Gauntlet :P
this is a tunnel with white light, and what does it? It shines white!
Thanks! Well done video I can wait to make one of my own!
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!
cool,it will be a nice table lamp.
it should levitate with magnets, and slowly rotate.
bro that would be sick asf
Also make toast
Get Razor to do that :D
You can probably do that, but getting the power for the LEDs in at the same time would be a challenge.
@@Stoney3K Balanced battery pack built into frame.
finally, now i have a convenient way to scream into the void!
😂
it ·s so beautiful！！！
Thanks!
That's neat!
imagine a spherical infinity mirror...
nice !!! it looks like a stargate :)
That's what I thought too, after I finished it :-)
its amazing . i like that
Thanos lookin so good that he needs an Infinity Mirror
Hahaha! That's perfect!!
an idea, you can use an lcd screen on the edges of the mirror instead of normal lights. can the lcd scherm cause a holographical or 3 d effect ? if you use one side of the mirror with one lcd images and the other side with a Different angle from an other perspective from the same lcd image. ( an other picture .jpg or movie.avi) have fun
That would be cool to try!
Very beautiful
Thanks!
Very creative...great job!!!..
Thanks!
Does it add more "infinityness" if the tint is darker?
Good question. If the tint is too dark it will block more light, making the effect less.
Not more, but less. I guess you should increase the gap between the two glasses to make the tunnel looks deeper.
Exactly!
Yes the depth will do it bout 12" give you what looks like to compare to this video it's adds at least 10* the depth... I have family glass buisness I've have done a lot of testing and projects 😉
You need 2 & some special effects to create your star gate
Yes, definitely. That's something I absolutely want to do. It will be a lot of work to add all of the effects that I want, but it will be worth it.
It was beautiful, congratulations.
Thanks!
Nice project. Like it.