Laser Vortex

Step 8 Mounting the Mirror to the Motor

Mounting the mirror to the shaft of the motor can be a perplexing problem. I was told to try a hobby shop for the simple pre-made piece so it would be easy to build but this may not be easy for everyone to find. Here is a design that should be easy for most everyone to find parts to make and do. (The attached fan blade could be used but the blades would need to be cut away. These blades would create wind causing the fog to dissipate along with the vortex affect.)

Find a metal bottle cap in good shape, the twist offs from beer bottles are perfect because most twist off caps are removed without damage to the cap. Use a nail no larger than the shaft of the motor to punch a hole in the center of the cap. Using a nail as a punch rather than a small drill bit will give us some added grip on the motor shaft that we could not get with a clean drilled hole.

Comments

[brucejuice39]

um yeah its a nail not a screw

[project dude]

you used a screw not a nail