Kaleidoscope Prototype (viewing)

* Mirror, viewing hole and test run.

* 3 pieces of acrylic mirror.

* Size:

- 1x (4.2 cm x 27.6 cm) --> rectangle shape and

- 2x (4.2 cm, 27.6 cm, 5.8 cm, 31.6 cm) --> trapezium shape.

* Join them using black duct tape.

* Viewing hole.

* Black paper (outer diameter = 5.4 cm, inner diameter = 2 cm).

* PVC sheet (diameter = 5.4 cm).

* A kaleidoscope prototype.

* Test run (arduino and processing).

* Works fine.

* No good:

- Terrible skill in sawing, drilling and sanding leads to rough edges and gaps between parts.

- Considering a change in terms of material.

Kaleidoscope Prototype (electronics)

* Electronics Embedment

* Drilled a semi-circle hole for the light rotation.

* Soldering the electronics part.

* a white wide angle LED with 230Ω resistor attached on the rotation plate.

* Placing the board inside the box.

* Screwing the rotation plate on the large mailing container.

* Once screw is not enough to hold the plate as it gets rotated when it hits the end of the rail.

* Solution: two screws, one at the top and one at the bottom of the container.

* LED shines on the LDR.

Kaleidoscope Prototype (process)

Building in process

* Rough assembly.

* Melvin gave a hand in drilling a hole on the wood (bottom part).

* Cutting the end of the mailing container to have it flat at the bottom.

* A PVC sheet as a lens at the top of the hole.

* Parts:

- Small mailing container (long end : approx. 31.6 cm, short end : approx. 25.6 cm);

- large mailing container (7 cm);

- bottom part (15 cm x 21 cm) - the hole (8 cm x 9 cm);

- tilt part (14 cm x 15 cm) - the hole (diameter = 5.4 cm);

- top part (10.5 cm x 14 cm);

- sides (3 cm, 21 cm, 13.5 cm, 10.5 cm, 15 cm);

- front part (3 cm x 14 cm);

- back part (3 cm x 14 cm);

- door (12 cm x 14 cm).

* Assembled and glued.

Kaleidoscope Prototype

* Materials :

- Wood (Marie wood is used here);

- PVC sheet;

- acrylic mirror;

- cardboard mailing container cylinder (2 different sizes);

- black paper;

- masking tapes;

- screws;

- door hinge;

- 1 white LED (wide angle);

- 1 LDR;

- 230Ω resistor;

- 1kΩ resistor;

- wires;

- 1 button/ switch;

- 3 Volts battery;

- arduino;

- computer (with Processing and Arduino);

* Cutting the wood according to the design.

* Cutting a circle out of the PVC sheet (diameter = diameter of the large mailing container).

* Inside the cut out circle, another circle is cut (diameter = diameter of the small mailing container).

* Cut 2 of these.

* Large mailing container (7 cm in height).

* Small mailing container (31.6 cm in height).

* Assembled box (taped before gluing).

* Cut out circles to fit the small mailing container in.

* The bottom circle is a bit further (near to the end of the plate) than the top circle (located at the center of the plate) to get an approximately 45 degree tilt.

* Two cut out PVC sheet circles are glued to the large mailing container.

* The previous box is too large for the mailing containers (unbalanced look).

* Cut another box. (image above: parts of the box).

* Drill a hole.

Material test

Kaleidoscope tube test

* Material: Bamboo pole.

* Cutting the middle part of the bamboo.

* Does not work well.

* The bamboo is not a perfect circle, resulting a-not-smooth rotation.