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Conundrum
Wed Feb 02 2011, 08:23PM Print
Conundrum Registered Member #96 Joined: Thu Feb 09 2006, 05:37PM
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Just found this nice demonstration on Youtube.

Link2

Got me thinking, wouldn't a CDROM also work for this? (g)

Etch a line through the data layer and voila.

-A
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quicksilver
Wed Feb 02 2011, 08:35PM
quicksilver Registered Member #1408 Joined: Fri Mar 21 2008, 03:49PM
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I'm not totally sure of this but I think if the gentleman used a cleaner cut such as a plasma cutter he would get rid of his side illuminations.

If you were to construct the same item with a CD I think you would still want as clean of a cut as possible but I think it would be much less challenging to make your color elements clean. I may just try this with something very simple like a multi-color LED(s) or UV as I have a plasma torch I could use.
How fast do DVD/CD drives spin generally?
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Renesis
Wed Feb 02 2011, 08:51PM
Renesis Registered Member #2028 Joined: Mon Mar 16 2009, 08:13PM
Location: Norway
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At 8x a CD-ROM will spin from 1600 to 4000 rpm, depending on wether it is reading information from the centre or the outer rim. According to Wikipedia.

And if you liked that you'll love this: Link2
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Coronafix
Wed Feb 02 2011, 10:08PM
Coronafix Registered Member #160 Joined: Mon Feb 13 2006, 02:07AM
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WOW!!! They are amazing!
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Patrick
Wed Feb 02 2011, 10:24PM
Patrick Registered Member #2431 Joined: Tue Oct 13 2009, 09:47PM
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now thats cool!
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