My mirror finally finished and installed

Jayh391

What modules are you using?

djdocta

@supersook said in My mirror finally finished and installed:

Thanks @Fozi!

Yeah, if I had known the acrylic would be so difficult to get right, I would have gone for the glass right away. Thanks for suggesting a supplier!

@supersook Great mirror.
If you need a real two way mirror, I still have one to sell that I can cut with your prefered mesured.
It was never used (and also sold from the same supplier as mentioned by @Fozi) but at a much cheaper price (the mirror is new).
I m in Belgium so even for the delivery, it could be very easy.
For more details PM me or check:

https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/12921/new-mirropane-chrome-spy-6mm-mirror-to-sell

bhepler

@supersook - Your mirror looks great! Nice work.

In my experience, the wood tends to expand a bit after you cut it, so it tends to push on the outside of the acrylic. While glass would be a better choice, you may wish to try opening up your tolerance by a hair. If you can get the acrylic to rest easily in the mirror, you may eliminate most of your distortion.

Although it looks like you don’t have a lot of distortion going on. You’re most of the way there.

Jarhead96097

@Jayh391 Thank you! I’m using the MMM-ModuleScheduler to dim everything except for the clock between 2130 and 0600 each day. The MMM-Globe module pulls a fresh satellite image every ten minutes using the geoColor source. I’ve got the local pollen forecast just below the clock, with three instances of the calendar running down the right side (US holidays, my calendar and my wife’s/family calendar at the bottom since she’s vertically challenged). I’m using the new default weather module to provide both current conditions and seven day forecasts for two different locations along the left side. Finally, I’m running the newsfeed module to provide headlines along the bottom bar. It’s been fun, but I’m still trying to troubleshoot the “Invalid date” error for the first current weather instance. I’m wondering if it isn’t bad data from the local weather forecast station.

Jayh391

@Jarhead96097 Nice JOB!

Thanks for the reply

supersook

Very nice approach on how to use the MagicMirror without a mirror @Jarhead96097 :thumbs_up_light_skin_tone:

supersook

You’re right @bhepler, the tolerances are a little too tight in hindsight. After having it hanging for a week now, it did even out a bit more, so it seems the wood is shrinking/expanding depending on the humidity.

Does anyone have a good suggestion on how to cut a few mills of the long and short side of an acrylic mirror sheet? This would free up some necessary ‘working’ space between the frame and sheet.

supersook

Thanks for the offer @djdocta, but the 6mm seems a little on the heavy side for this project :thinking_face:

djdocta

@supersook OK. Your are welcome.

bhepler

@supersook - There are a few tools that can do this. I would recommend a router with a flush trim bit.

Pull the acrylic out and very carefully lay it along the edge of a scrap piece of wood (a sheet of something would be ideal). The amount you want to remove from the acrylic should overhand the support sheet. Clamp it down good & hard.

Set the depth so that the bearing rides along the support sheet and the bit trims the acrylic. Go fairly briskly as acrylic likes quick cuts. Slow cuts will have the bit rub against the acrylic and melt it. You may wish to practice on scrap a couple times first.