tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815918561235598231.post1250864632784263991..comments2014-11-09T20:42:46.843-07:00Comments on Mortise & Tenon - Tales of a Wood Butcher: kaleidoscope....paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00877492628206201961noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815918561235598231.post-77933927695245916562008-05-22T20:08:00.000-06:002008-05-22T20:08:00.000-06:00Melvin,I agree - that sounds somewhat risky, but n...Melvin,<BR/>I agree - that sounds somewhat risky, but not having seen the cell it's hard to say. <BR/><BR/>I made this Kaleidoscope at a Lee Valley Seminar - they had done a lot of work on the project before offering the course.<BR/><BR/>The cell in this one is a 2" acrylic tube, that is sealed on both ends with 1/4 thick acrylic.<BR/><BR/>The tube was turned on a lathe to make sure the ends paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877492628206201961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-815918561235598231.post-82312170113737059652008-05-22T11:54:00.000-06:002008-05-22T11:54:00.000-06:00Beautiful kaleidoscope! I'm finding some of the co...Beautiful kaleidoscope! I'm finding some of the components are hard to find, especially the object cell. I found one but the cell has a tiny hole with a rubber plug. This allows you to fill the chamber with oil and then pulg it. My question is what's the possibility of the plug falling out and causing an oil leak? This seems risky to me. Thanks MelvinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com