Samples with Rotatable Images (1485)

These are samples that have QuickTimeVR 3D and JavaScript stereoscopic rotatable images associated with one or more samples. You can download the latest version of QuickTime for Macintosh or Windows from http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download. To make these files I first used a "VR Micro Studio", which consisted of an up-side-down panorama head, a three-axis adjustable tripod mount, and a 1000W halogen light. The camera was covered with tinfoil to keep it from burning up under the hot light. After making about 130 3D images (almost 10,000 individual photographs) I got a fiber optic illumination system and my studio looked like this. It was much more flexible, and doesn't get hot at all. Light really is the key to photographing small things: You need a lot of it close in. Then after another 50 or so I finally got an automatic turntable. Commercial stepper-motor systems are available, but they are very expensive and I've found they all vibrate, which disturbs delicate arrangements. I instead use a cheap surplus turntable with a 5 revolution per hour timing motor, combined with a time lapse control set to take a picture every 10 seconds. That works out to 72 images in one 12-minute revolution. If you do the math, the motion blur is less than one pixel even at a 1/15 second exposure, so a stepper motor that starts and stops is really not necessary. That was good, but in preparing for a Discovery Channel film project, I needed to upgrade to 360 steps instead of 72, and I wanted to be able to handle all sizes from nearly microscopic to a couple hundred pounds. The solution was a pair of custom-machined (by me, of course) turntables, cast iron mounts and a slate base for everything (because of vibrations, which are a big problem for samples less than about 5mm across). In late 2004 the studio looks like this.

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Text and images Copyright (c) 2010 by Theodore W. Gray.
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Titanium
Titanium Wire cut gear
3D3D
Wire cut gear.
Source: Ethan Currens
Contributor: Ethan Currens
Acquired: 30 October, 2006
Text Updated: 30 November, 2006
Price: Donated
Size: 2"
Purity: 99.4%
Titanium
Titanium Jet engine blisk
3D3D
Jet engine blisk.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 1 November, 2006
Text Updated: 16 March, 2009
Price: Donated
Size: 5"
Purity: >90%
Titanium
Titanium Element coin
3D3D
Element coin.
Source: Dave Hamric
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 1 December, 2006
Text Updated: 14 January, 2007
Price: $10
Size: 0.75"
Purity: >99%
Sample Group: Coins
Titanium
Titanium Sputtering target
3D3D
Sputtering target.
Source: eBay seller anish62
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 February, 2007
Text Updated: 10 February, 2007
Price: $25
Size: 4"
Purity: 99.995%
Titanium
Titanium Camping utensils
3D3D
Camping utensils.
Source: eBay seller wrightstuff1903
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 17 February, 2007
Text Updated: 17 February, 2007
Price: $100
Size: 7"
Purity: 99%
Titanium
Titanium Anodized titanium earrings
3D3D
Anodized titanium earrings.
Source: Seattle
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 17 June, 2007
Text Updated: 9 November, 2007
Price: $20
Size: 1"
Purity: 98%
Titanium
Titanium Titanium ring
3D3D
Titanium ring.
Source: eBay seller ashleysfinejewelry
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 4 September, 2007
Text Updated: 5 September, 2007
Price: $25
Size: 1"
Purity: 98%
Titanium
Titanium Titanium belly button ring
3D3D
Titanium belly button ring.
Source: Hot Topic
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 20 November, 2007
Text Updated: 21 November, 2007
Price: $25
Size: 0.75"
Purity: 94%
Titanium
Titanium Titanium nitride coated bit
3D3D
Titanium nitride coated bit.
Source: ENCO
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 2 December, 2007
Text Updated: 2 December, 2007
Price: $10
Size: 3"
Purity: <1%
Titanium
Titanium Titanium e-beam window
3D3D
Titanium e-beam window.
Source: Kent State NEO Beam Facility
Contributor: Kent State NEO Beam Facility
Acquired: 8 December, 2007
Text Updated: 16 March, 2009
Price: Donated
Size: 5"
Purity: >99%
Titanium
Titanium High purity plate
3D3D
High purity plate.
Source: eBay seller mrj33
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 8 December, 2007
Text Updated: 8 December, 2007
Price: $26
Size: 5"
Purity: 99.998%
Titanium
Titanium Solid titanium dive knife
3D3D
Solid titanium dive knife.
Source: eBay seller scubadiscount
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 3 February, 2008
Text Updated: 3 February, 2008
Price: $75
Size: 9"
Purity: >94%
Titanium
Titanium Titanium nitride razor foil
3D3D
Titanium nitride razor foil.
Source: Walmart
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 14 June, 2008
Text Updated: 14 June, 2008
Price: $30
Size: 2"
Purity: <1%
Titanium
Titanium Platinized titanium plating electrode
3D3D
Platinized titanium plating electrode.
Source: FDJ On Time
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 14 June, 2008
Text Updated: 14 June, 2008
Price: $60
Size: 1.5"
Purity: >99%
Titanium
Titanium Rough titanium metal in slag
3D3D
Rough titanium metal in slag.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 30 October, 2008
Text Updated: 31 October, 2008
Price: $1
Size: 1"
Purity: <90%
Titanium
Titanium Rough titanium metal in slag
3D3D
Rough titanium metal in slag.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 30 October, 2008
Text Updated: 31 October, 2008
Price: $1
Size: 1"
Purity: <90%
Titanium
Titanium Rough titanium metal in slag
3D3D
Rough titanium metal in slag.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 30 October, 2008
Text Updated: 31 October, 2008
Price: $1
Size: 1"
Purity: <90%
Titanium
Titanium Rough titanium metal in slag
3D3D
Rough titanium metal in slag.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 30 October, 2008
Text Updated: 31 October, 2008
Price: $1
Size: 1"
Purity: <90%
Titanium
Titanium Rough titanium metal in slag
3D3D
Rough titanium metal in slag.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 30 October, 2008
Text Updated: 31 October, 2008
Price: $1
Size: 1"
Purity: <90%
Titanium
Titanium Rough titanium metal in slag
3D3D
Rough titanium metal in slag.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 30 October, 2008
Text Updated: 31 October, 2008
Price: $1
Size: 1"
Purity: <90%
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