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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Copper
Copper Nice copper cup
3D3D
Nice copper cup.
Source: Japan
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 12 December, 2006
Text Updated: 12 March, 2007
Price: $10
Size: 6"
Purity: >90%
Copper
Copper Frangible copper projectile
3D3D
Frangible copper projectile.
Source: Derek McKinley
Contributor: Derek McKinley
Acquired: 6 April, 2007
Text Updated: 6 April, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 0.5"
Purity: >90%
Copper
Copper Slab
3D3D
Slab.
Source: Unknown
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 16 June, 2007
Text Updated: 20 June, 2007
Price: Unknown
Size: 8"
Purity: >95%
Copper
Copper Heat sink
3D3D
Heat sink.
Source: Computer Store
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 19 June, 2007
Text Updated: 20 June, 2007
Price: $35
Size: 4"
Purity: >99%
Copper
Copper Nice heavy dragon
3D3D
Nice heavy dragon.
Source: Gift Shop in Chinatown
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 1 July, 2007
Text Updated: 1 July, 2007
Price: $25
Size: 4"
Purity: 50%
Copper
Copper Vibrating wire sensor
3D3D
Vibrating wire sensor.
Source: Johannes Wirth
Contributor: Johannes Wirth
Acquired: 4 September, 2007
Text Updated: 5 September, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 2"
Purity: >60%
Copper
Copper Copper-plated video iPod Nano
3D3D
Copper-plated video iPod Nano.
Source: Theodore Gray
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 9 November, 2007
Text Updated: 21 November, 2007
Price: $200
Size: 2.8"
Purity: >95%
Copper
Copper Copper earring
3D3D
Copper earring.
Source: Nick Mann
Contributor: Nick Mann
Acquired: 20 November, 2007
Text Updated: 21 November, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 1"
Purity: >99%
Copper
Copper Copper scrap
3D3D
Copper scrap.
Source: Nick Mann
Contributor: Nick Mann
Acquired: 20 November, 2007
Text Updated: 21 November, 2007
Price: Donated
Size: 2"
Purity: >99%
Copper
Copper Copper Bermuda pig coin
3D3D
Copper Bermuda pig coin.
Source: My Pocket
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 20 November, 2007
Text Updated: 18 December, 2007
Price: $0.01
Size: 0.5"
Purity: >90%
Sample Group: Coins
Copper
Copper Copper vacuum gasket
3D3D
Copper vacuum gasket.
Source: Max Cane
Contributor: Max Cane
Acquired: 23 December, 2007
Text Updated: 29 January, 2009
Price: Donated
Size: 2.5"
Purity: >95%
Copper
Copper Copper leaf in bottle
3D3D
Copper leaf in bottle.
Source: Keystone Resort
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 8 March, 2008
Text Updated: 8 March, 2008
Price: $8
Size: 2"
Purity: 95%
Copper
Copper Interesting melted shape of copper
3D3D
Interesting melted shape of copper.
Source: Ethan Currens
Contributor: Ethan Currens
Acquired: 21 March, 2008
Text Updated: 21 March, 2008
Price: Anonymous
Size: 3"
Purity: 99.99%
Copper
Copper Copper turtle
3D3D
Copper turtle.
Source: Nick Mann
Contributor: Nick Mann
Acquired: 14 June, 2008
Text Updated: 14 June, 2008
Price: Donated
Size: 4"
Purity: >95%
Copper
Copper Copper monocrystal
3D3D
Copper monocrystal.
Source: Ethan Currens
Contributor: Ethan Currens
Acquired: 26 September, 2008
Text Updated: 26 October, 2008
Price: Anonymous
Size: 2"
Purity: 99.99%
Copper
Copper Shiny copper shot
3D3D
Shiny copper shot.
Source: eBay seller dfried18
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 30 September, 2008
Text Updated: 1 October, 2008
Price: $8
Size: 0.2"
Purity: 99.9%
Copper
Copper Copper ingot
3D3D
Copper "ingot".
Source: eBay seller dfried18
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 30 September, 2008
Text Updated: 1 October, 2008
Price: $1.36
Size: 4"
Purity: 99.9%
Copper
Copper Metal salesmans sample
3D3D
Metal salesmans sample.
Source: eBay seller jacav111
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 27 December, 2008
Text Updated: 28 December, 2008
Price: $134/set
Size: 1.25"
Purity: 97%
Copper
Copper Copper pitcher
3D3D
Copper pitcher.
Source: Rockome Gardens
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 29 January, 2009
Text Updated: 28 June, 2009
Price: $20
Size: 6"
Purity: >95%
Copper
Copper Copper hair brush
3D3D
Copper hair brush.
Source: Walmart
Contributor: Theodore Gray
Acquired: 9 February, 2009
Text Updated: 8 February, 2009
Price: $8
Size: 4"
Purity: 99%
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