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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Iron
Iron Pressed powder balls
3D3D
Pressed powder balls.
Source: SoCal (Nevada), Inc
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 5 October, 2005
Price: $7
Size: 0.5"
Purity: >95%
Iron
Iron Meteorite
3D3D
Meteorite.
Source: eBay seller meteoritesandmore
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 October, 2005
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: $1000
Size: 5"
Purity: >90%
Iron
Iron Large meteorite slice
3D3D
Large meteorite slice.
Source: eBay seller lee1414
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 October, 2005
Price: $39
Size: 4"
Purity: >90%
Iron
Iron Silicated iron meteorite slice
3D3D
Silicated iron meteorite slice.
Source: eBay seller meteoritesandmore
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 October, 2005
Price: $180
Size: 1.5"
Purity: >90%
Iron
Iron Atomium souvenir
3D3D
Atomium souvenir.
Source: eBay seller tnp5659
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 December, 2005
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: $40
Size: 3"
Purity: >90%
Iron
Iron Atomium beer
3D3D
Atomium beer.
Source: Chris Carlson
Contributor: Chris Carlson
Acquired: 1 December, 2005
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 7"
Purity: 0%
Iron
Iron Damascus steel modern
3D3D
Damascus steel (modern).
Source: Michael Z. Williamson
Contributor: Michael Z. Williamson
Acquired: 1 December, 2005
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 2.5"
Purity: >90%
Iron
Iron Damascus steel antique
3D3D
Damascus steel (antique).
Source: Michael Z. Williamson
Contributor: Michael Z. Williamson
Acquired: 1 December, 2005
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 4"
Purity: >90%
Iron
Iron StLouis Arch tram cable
3D3D
St. Louis Arch tram cable.
Source: St. Louis Arch Gift Shop
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 5 January, 2006
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: $50
Size: 9"
Purity: >90%
Iron
Iron Iron crown of Morgouth
3D3D
Iron crown of Morgouth.
Source: Shire Post Mint
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 10 June, 2006
Text Updated: 11 August, 2007
Price: $12
Size: 1"
Purity: 99.7%
Sample Group: Coins
Iron
Iron Element coin
3D3D
Element coin.
Source: Dave Hamric
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 1 December, 2006
Text Updated: 14 January, 2007
Price: $13
Size: 0.75"
Purity: >99%
Sample Group: Coins
Iron
Iron HUGE drill bit
3D3D
HUGE drill bit.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 9 May, 2007
Text Updated: 29 January, 2009
Price: $1
Size: 8"
Purity: >95%
Iron
Iron Rocket fuel tank
3D3D
Rocket fuel tank.
Source: eBay seller selwrite
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 12 May, 2007
Text Updated: 12 May, 2007
Price: $80
Size: 36"
Purity: >60%
Iron
Iron Archaeological nuts
3D3D
Archaeological nuts.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 11 August, 2007
Text Updated: 29 January, 2009
Price: $15
Size: 2"
Purity: 95%
Iron
Iron Rusty sputtering target
3D3D
Rusty sputtering target.
Source: Ethan Currens
Contributor: Ethan Currens
Acquired: 30 September, 2007
Text Updated: 19 November, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 2.5"
Purity: 99.99%
Iron
Iron Incense burner
3D3D
Incense burner.
Source: Japan House
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 30 September, 2007
Text Updated: 30 September, 2007
Price: $50
Size: 2.5"
Purity: 95%
Iron
Iron Old iron coin
3D3D
Old iron coin.
Source: Japan
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 20 November, 2007
Text Updated: 21 November, 2007
Price: $1
Size: 0.5"
Purity: >90%
Sample Group: Coins
Iron
Iron BB's
3D3D
BB's.
Source: Anonymous
Contributor: Anonymous
Acquired: 8 December, 2007
Text Updated: 8 December, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 4"
Purity: >90%
Iron
Iron BB's
3D3D
BB's.
Source: Anonymous
Contributor: Anonymous
Acquired: 8 December, 2007
Text Updated: 8 December, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 4"
Purity: >90%
Iron
Iron Horseshoe
3D3D
Horseshoe.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 3 February, 2008
Text Updated: 3 February, 2008
Price: Donated
Size: 5"
Purity: >90%
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