As "Big DIY Season" draws closer, I had one more opportunity to have some fun. Not that Big DIY isn't fun, this is just a non essential and non functional project. Just a bit of fun.
I had some space left over after moving out some old junk and re-organising the cave. Was going to build some more shelving (for more shit?) but decided to do something different.
Scouring the net for some inspiration, It became evident that these "infinity mirrors" are a thing people are doing. Mostly with LED light void effects etc. Cool and all, but all the same.
Then I see a picture from a guy called Wiz, he's made this infinity mirror downward shaft with a ladder which makes it look like it goes all the way down through his floor. See it here:[ Ссылка ]
Now we are talking. This is cool.
So here is my take on it. A huge infinity mirror mine cart, rail and tunnel. Complete with custom lighting and an infinite tunnel under my house. All wood you see is scrap repurposed, glass was custom order using contact gained from shed window build.
Video wise, I changed the soundtrack half way through the edit as the original song didn't do it for me (Sorry Sugarhill Gang) But this semi-unofficial-uk national anthem stuck in my head while building the cart and it just became a thing.
I usually pick a song that I can listen about 50 times in a row without getting bored, because that's what you have to put up with while editing. This song kept me entertained without a hitch.
The video does miss a lot of the action as I left too much of the cart build in the early part of the video.
This couldn't be changed because I switched editing from MAC to PC half way through, so the first part of the edit was "fixed" and I just had to work with it.
For that reason you miss me opening up the actual underbelly of my house and crawling in there to wire up the lights and switches. eugh... You also missed me hand picking every stone out of the gravel I purchased, so I could separate them from the sand and lay them where I wanted them individually rather than in a big sandy mass of hardcore. Yep. About 300 of them.
In hindsight, I should have saved the song I used for the next video. By the end of the edit I had run out of song time and had to add the MUSE interlude at the end to wrap it up.
This worked quite well and although the video pace and song was a fun option and works well. I think the project actually deserved a more subtle/respectful tone. A bit like my rocket lamp video.
The time-lapse fun stuff works on heavy/"Big" DIY builds. But I might stick to slower paced editing for future "craft" projects like this. No one cares to see you put each feather edge fence panel up and what screw you used. Hence time-lapse. But there is a natural curiosity when creating something like this where some people want to know the small details of how you achieve "that".
Note taken. Time for captions again?
New skills: Understanding the underbelly of my house wiring and piping.
Working with privacy glass. Regulation wiring. Creativity levels were also maxing out on this one. I surprised myself when it all came together. Last thing, my new Dewalt Skillsaw wonderful tool which got this project done quicker than planned. Hail the 18V Cordless.
Mistakes: None really.. It went....too smoothly. Which is giving me anxiety.
Overall I love this gem. I ties up what I'm going to now call my "Wonderwall" in the cave.
I've had a lot of questions about the build. I hope some of them may have been answered here.
Not that anyone is reading down this far...this is just a productivity diary for Joel of the future. I'll look back on this waffle typed up at 2am and thing "huh..what a load a waffle".
Peace./
