![]() Just to say - I am not being "persnickety" NOR, "pernicious" in any way here. That was "Fast"! They had great customer service too! ! The 'Tesseract" frame should be here tomorrow, "Three days from ordering to make and two days "EnRoute" for the shipping", to the "East Coast". The "Tritium vials"? They took three days to arrive after I ordered them direct, from Taiwan. Also, I may use an "Optical Grade", (2-way mirror film) which has a clear adhesive already applied to one side which I may place over a highly reflective, thin metal plate (copper), on the six sides of the center part of the "Tesseract" frame. I want to measure them before finally finding that decent vendor for the acrylic needed. "And also have whoever provides these to me" to also pre-cut the pieces for me! Which will help me immensely! But I must wait for the frame to arrive, which is currently listed as, "In Process". BUT this link only works if you happen to live in Canada!! "I do not"! So, I am working on sourcing this elsewhere. ![]() The link provided for the "2-way mirror acrylic sheet" here? That goes to "Ebay", and it costs about ($50), in total including its delivery. This project would then be a "skoch" cost prohibitive I believe". But if, (Using carbon fiber rods cut to length and fitted to (8) machined "Titanium" pieces. ![]() And that is probably the best choice other than possibly a "Carbon Fiber" and resin model anyway. But all were made using the same "Plastic" material in its printing. I picked one made in "White Plastic", but the "Black" and other colors were available for a bit more. ($21 + $10.76), "with the latter amount being for shipping". Also, the "Tesseract" frame, (3D printed), from " "? That cost me in total ($31.76). The glass vials - "Which I could get (30) years ago"! The glass was just simply so much brighter and also so much better at sealing in that "Tritium Gas"! And that last, "according to the manufacturer" would allow them to glow brightly for roughly (500,000 years) This "According to the laws of "Isotope Half Lives"! Or so they stated! So, in total you are looking at - (As of ), ($226) to your front door for the (8) vials. Too bad they aren't (Glass Vials) though. " " is the only reputable dealer (That I have ever found), of this "(Radioactive), Tritium, gas filled vials". Ha, ha, ha, ha, just for the "Tritium Vials"?! I wish that it was just ($130)! Try ($22) X (8) plus ($50) for the shipping! "That price point on the shipping is the ONLY choice to the lower 48"! (From ). While these vials are safe in their intact form, tritium can be a dangerous element in certain situations, so please be aware and handle with care. ![]() Safety Notice: Please be aware of and in accordance with the Laws and Regulations of your current residing country with regards to the handling/owning/working with tritium objects. ![]() You can reuse tritium vials in future versions if you decide to make those as well. If you want to make this versions, follow along, watch the video. Its difficult to put together because glue is required. I decided to use tritium vials as the light source! This is kind of a first version, a prototype. Since I want this to be a small object, able to be held in the hand, I knew it would be difficult to use electronics. In order for those to work they need to be brighter on the inside than they are on the outside. One of the things that comes to mind are the very cool infinity mirror style designs and shapes. I've had this idea for awhile that involves designing a tesseract in the physical world, at least some type of representation of it. ![]()
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