Infinity mirror cat ears

GeekStar · July 9, 2018, 6:38pm

A few hours before a cat themed party I decided to try to make some infinity mirror cat ears based on @gellacraft’s tutorial on Hackster, (https://www.hackster.io/the_gella/infinikitty-ears-d14c44) because I happened to have one-directional acrylic mirror, two way acrylic mirror, neopixels and a lasercutter kicking around, and that’s all it really took! Hadn’t tried an infinity mirror effect before but it was really simple because of the acrylic and glowforge and hugely satisfying. Deffo will be using this skillset again.

I used the trace function and a shape I sketched based on the curve of the headband I was using. Worked better then I thought it might!

Dunfee · July 9, 2018, 6:43pm

Awesome job!!

I know at least a dozen people who would want a set of cat ears like this!!

johnbrooker · July 9, 2018, 7:17pm

I just fell down an infinity mirror rabbit hole !
Just got to do something with this, so thanks.
John

marmak3261 · July 9, 2018, 7:34pm

Love the reminder to flip an object if needed! Nice project.

venja76 · July 9, 2018, 8:23pm

You’ve got to love an infinity mirror!!

emacartoon · July 9, 2018, 9:24pm

Love it!!!

Also, I definitely am running to my label maker right now for that reverse reminder.

hansepe · July 9, 2018, 11:15pm

You spelled “Glowforge” wrong

cynd11 · July 10, 2018, 1:10am

Wow! Definitely lives up to your avatar.

emacartoon · July 10, 2018, 5:58am

Hah! Can’t engrave onto the Glowforge lid with the Glowforge No temporal anomalies here.

hansepe · July 10, 2018, 9:18pm

We should add that to the features request list

whitetigertooth · July 10, 2018, 10:55pm

That’s just pretty damned cool! Ha! Well done.

rbtdanforth · July 10, 2018, 11:09pm

You probably could with some arithmetic and a copper mirror or two but the Glowforge lid is not proofgrade and thus would not be warranted when it exploded.

rebecca · July 12, 2018, 4:29am

…well, of course you did.

The infinity ears look great!!