We are trying to find a curved mirror, or bend it some way. Do we have to weld it like metal or do some chemical reaction to make mirror bend?
2007-10-31 05:11:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
There are metal mirrors you could try.
You can put a small bed in a thin glass mirror
by stressing it, but this is dangerous as it could
easily break and sharp pieces would fly about.
Curved glass mirrors are bent or ground to shape
first and 'silvered` later.
The heat required to soften the glass to bend it
would destroy the coating.
2007-10-31 08:34:06 · answer #1 · answered by Irv S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Giant mirrors for astronomy are bent and rebent every day. Rather than try to get a perfect surface and then have to worry about temperature changes warping it out of shape, many of the larger ones have computer controlled motors that constantly do corrective (very teeny) bends to warp the surface back to a mathematically perfect one.
2007-10-31 05:42:57 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fun house mirrors exist, so yes they can bend. However the glass would have to heated to make it pliable, but too much can cause it to break. Odds are it will just come out warped. Those sort of things are usually done in the initial glass shaping process.
2007-10-31 05:21:44 · answer #3 · answered by cubby_bear_01 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can by using a diffused flame tip on a torch.. the problem is, you'll destroy the reflective coating by oxidizing it
2007-10-31 07:02:26 · answer #4 · answered by edward 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have to put it in the microwave for a few minutes, and then use a rubber hammer.
2007-10-31 05:19:41 · answer #5 · answered by hot06tc 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Have someone horrid look into it.
2007-10-31 05:28:04 · answer #6 · answered by Lelar 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋