Bathroom Magic Mirror

spitzlbergerj

@bhepler Thank you. Yes, I’ve planned a long time. The mirror should be allowed to hang in the bathroom :-)

spitzlbergerj

@simtechben Hi, I connected the radar sensor like a PIR sensor and followed this description in the broadest sense (https://www.nils-snake.de/archives/magic-mirror-bewegungssensor-einbauen-teil-5). I adapted the script to my needs. But the logic is still as described in the article.
Now I glued the radar sensor outside in the middle of the lower frame board with white tape. So it lies horizontally on the frame at the bottom. Not optimal in alignment, but it works and my wife agreed ;-)
As described above, I would simply place it behind the mirror if there was no Dibond plate or if it had a corresponding cutout.

Ramez

really nice :) just a small question, how did you mount it to the bath wall? you drilled the wall for some hings or what?

many thanks :thumbs_up:

spitzlbergerj

@ramez Hi,
Thank you for your kind words of praise.
On picture 7 you can see my assembly construction. I use the same principle as for a kitchen wall cabinet. A rail is mounted on the wall. The construction hangs then with special fittings on this rail. The advantage of these fittings is that they are height-adjustable and depth-adjustable. This makes exact positioning possible. This is very good for drilling between tiles, because you should only drill in the joints.
I then fastened the frame itself with screws from above through the frame into the substructure (see picture 24).
Here are the links:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01MPZM5ER/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01BDR8K32/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

cowboysdude

Excellent job!

secdude

@spitzlbergerj Hi, i’m planing to adapt that concept and plan for the respective cutout. Did you test the radar sensor through the mirror glas? Has it proven to work through Glas?

Gruesse aus DE,
Mat

spitzlbergerj

@secdude Hi,
no, I did not test the radar sensor properly through glass, because I had already installed the dibond plate. I’m pretty sure that the sensor will work well through glass alone or through glass with black cardboard behind… Of course I can’t give you a guarantee. However, my experiences with the sensor make this seem very, very likely.

secdude

@spitzlbergerj Danke fuer die Einschaetzung :)

bachoo786

@spitzlbergerj hi well done and looks amazing.
Quick question:

Can you not glue the mirror using the silicone on the back panel directly? Rather using the groove in the wood? Is it possible?
The back panel how is it holding the monitor? I read your comment that you have your back panel cut around the monitor and it fits in perfectly and tightly. How and where did you apply the glue tape ?
Finally do you have any distortions of your image from your mirror? Especially around the edges where you have your silicone in the groove and the mirror? Because the blackness of the groove is different from the back panel and as well as the monitor?

Thanks.

spitzlbergerj

Hi @bachoo786 ,

Thanks for the praise. My pleasure. I’ll be happy to answer any questions.

It’s probably possible. But I wanted a larger amount of silicone to hold the heavy mirror. If you only glue the mirror to the panel, the silicone is only applied very thinly if you don’t want the mirror to protrude too much.
The cut-out in the back panel matches the monitor very closely. This holds the monitor in a vertical position. The tape just has to make sure that the monitor does not tilt backwards out of the cutout. I simply stuck the tape on the panel all around the monitor. Later I still screwed small metal angles on the top and bottom of the wooden frame, which press slightly on the monitor.
The mirror shows no distortion. You can’t see the back panel or the silicone. There is only one spot on the top edge of the mirror (which can only be found if you look very closely and find it once :-) ) where you can see the silicone bead. At this place I was very sparing with the silicone. Therefore you can see the wooden frame at this place, when light falls from above into the gap between mirror and wooden frame.

I hope this helps.

Why are you asking about the groove? Don’t you have a way to make the grooves? If you like, I can mill and send you the frame. We would have to calculate the costs of shipping and then see if it’s worth it.

Greetings
Sepp