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Xringer · 03-08-11, 05:20 PM

If you mount on a flat surface, perhaps the mirrors could be glued on with epoxy.?.

I wonder if one could use a band saw to cut some dense foam (EPS?) into mounting blocks,
with the precise shapes needed to angle the mirrors?
This is starting to sound like a math job!!

Once a mirror was installed, the whole foam mount could be painted with epoxy. (Like a Surfboard).

If the back of the mirrors and the plywood is primed for the epoxy, then
foam mounting blocks (6"x6") should be pretty solid.. Even with a snow load.

This approach means you won't ever need to make any adjustments..
(You would have to saw the foam in the middle, sand it down and re-glue).

You could do a Fit-Check with light duty spay-on glue.

I assume you are going to come up with a fancy X-Y computer controlled mount??

03-08-11, 05:20 PM	#5
Xringer Lex Parsimoniae Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 4,918 Thanks: 114 Thanked 250 Times in 230 Posts	Permanent Pre-Adjustment If you mount on a flat surface, perhaps the mirrors could be glued on with epoxy.?. I wonder if one could use a band saw to cut some dense foam (EPS?) into mounting blocks, with the precise shapes needed to angle the mirrors? This is starting to sound like a math job!! Once a mirror was installed, the whole foam mount could be painted with epoxy. (Like a Surfboard). If the back of the mirrors and the plywood is primed for the epoxy, then foam mounting blocks (6"x6") should be pretty solid.. Even with a snow load. This approach means you won't ever need to make any adjustments.. (You would have to saw the foam in the middle, sand it down and re-glue). You could do a Fit-Check with light duty spay-on glue. I assume you are going to come up with a fancy X-Y computer controlled mount??