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24th May 2006, 11:26 AM #1
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Fun house mirror
I made a frame for a mirror some time ago and have just installed the mirrored glass. Once the completed mirror was hung something didn't look right.
Turns out the piece of mirrored glass (standard 3mm) that I bought has irregularities in it. These give the fun house mirror type bulges and curves to the reflection. For instance if you stand at the mirror, a brick wall is visible in the background. The mirror gives the wall quite an unnatural curve.
So my questions are:
1. Do I need to specify the quality of the mirrored glass when I buy it?
2. Should I take the glass back and complain?
3. What is acceptable distortion for a domestic mirror?
I don't expect the world from a $30 mirror but I don't think it should give me motion sickness every time I walk past.
Knucklehead
Who has enough curves of his own without needing assistance for a wayward mirror.
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24th May 2006, 11:48 AM #2
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KH,
Check that your mirror frame is straight (not warped) and square and if it is, take the mirror back. When I say square, I mean if you lay it flat on a flat surface, there isn't a corner that sits up (or two).
DanIs there anything easier done than said?- Stacky. The bottom pub, Cobram.
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24th May 2006, 12:16 PM #3
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Give it to Ozwinner. He will look normal in it.
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24th May 2006, 12:55 PM #4
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It has advantages, if you work out the right angle then SWMBO's bum won't look big in it.
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24th May 2006, 01:56 PM #5
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It has disadvantages, if you work out the right angle then your...
Originally Posted by Termite
It has advantages, if you work out the right angle then SWMBO's bum won't look big in it.
Never mind
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25th May 2006, 01:03 AM #6
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:eek: We have one of those mirrors in our lounge room. We love it. It's a great talking point and a good lesson to my young daughters not to get too wrapped in their looks. (They can't tell how big their bottom really is!!)
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25th May 2006, 06:52 PM #7
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Its crap mirror from China, solly Wongo.
But thats what it is, cheap glass/mirror from China.
Al
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25th May 2006, 08:05 PM #8
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Thats what I thought. But what annoys me is that I payed good money for it. Originally Posted by ozwinner
Its crap mirror from China, solly Wongo.
But thats what it is, cheap glass/mirror from China.
Al
I might just send it to Wongo, sounds like he could play with it for hours.Specializing in O positive timber stains
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