Who has made one of those boxes for taking pictures of toned coins??

MadMarty

You know with the glass at a 45 degree angle?

Wanna sell one???

ibzman350

someone posted on how to build one, can't remember who and I can't find the thread, someone hook me up, please.


Marty.... when I find the thread I'm gonna ask my neighbor to build a couple, he's retired and likes doing that kinda stuff, mayby I can send ya one.


Herb

photoman

Hey Marty, thats all I use to shoot raw coins. Doesn't work the same on slabs though. Go to an office supply store and buy two 45 degree geometry triangles and go to the hardware store and have an 10 x 10 inch piece of glass cut. Then you can either tape the trianges to each end of the glass, or mount the triangles to two pieces of upright wood, one on each and and then lay the glass on the triangles. Obviously I have a more permanent solution but that would get you started.

Doug
ANR

beartracks42

I may be mistaken, but I believe Frattlaw introduced the box in a thread here.

XpipedreamR

Marty, this kind of thread belong on the b/s/t forum. Please avoid this kind of OT posting in the future

Oak

XPipedreamR, are you serious? If so, you are STILL a pipe dreamer. That is very on topic. I never read the original thread on this and hope someone will resurrect it.

Anyone?????

CarlWohlforth

I had a weird parts holder laying around. It has a heavy metal base with a swivel clamp attached to a metal rod attached to more swivel clamps attached to aligator clips. I'll try to get a photo posted later. Anyway it cost me about $2 at the flea market. I also picked up a piece of scrap glass at the hardware store for free. The aligator clips hold the glass and I can adjust the angle.

It helps for some raw, toned coins. It doesn't seem to do well for cameo proofs. The slabs get a reflection but I can adjust the angle of the glass to help with that problem.

XpipedreamR

<< <i>XPipedreamR, are you serious? If so, you are STILL a pipe dreamer. That is very on topic. I never read the original thread on this and hope someone will resurrect it.

Anyone????? >>








Watch it, "Oak"...or I'll have you banned to the NGC forums along with airplanenut and all the others

moosesr

Marty..... Here's a link to a previous discussion on building one of these boxes. Link

Charlie

FrattLaw

Sorry no pics in that link. I'll have to take a couple more since I deleted the last one. The box is relatively easy to build and I'm considering refining my original design and make it a little more portable and adjustable.

I'm sure Solid and I could get together and design/manufacture a few for sale if he was into it.

I'm not the best at taking pics, but using the tilted glass/box approach makes it so easy. I only use it for toned coins.

Oh Solid ---- let's talk about this one!

Here's a pic taken using the "box" with NO editing done to the pic.



It really does help illustrate the color.

Michael

JrGMan2004

Bill (cosmicdebris) said he used like a picture frame to make his. Using the frame and the glass from the frame to create the slant... And I thought mgoogm3 introduced the slanted glass?

cosmicdebris

Jr Gman you are correct. By the way with a digital SLR and a Macro lens the angled glass method is no longer needed.

CarlWohlforth

OK, here is the contraption I came up with:

Gonfunko

Somebody should start making these and selling them on eBay...BTW, does anyone have a set of comprehensive instructions for making one and what materials are needed? I'd be very interested if you could post it here.

100proof1957

would this help in the project ?
it's a Radio Shack 3rd hand for soldering and other projects.

Proof

ddink

<< <i>Watch it, "Oak"...or I'll have you banned to the NGC forums along with airplanenut and all the others >>



Then he'd have to go to all the trouble of using a proxy server to create another account here

mgoodm3

i just used a small glass pane from a picture frame with a couple pieces of cardboard to prop it up. Like cosmic, the SLR help me take pictures of color with only a small angle on the coin and I find that works better than the glass for me. i may try it for raw where it should work really well.

100proof1957

This thing has more angles than coinmoovahs !

ksteelheader

I just tried this and used plastic acrylic instead of glass. It worked GREAT!!!!
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100proof1957

maybe use a piece of frosted glass in the background ?

100proof1957

im starting to like this thing !
need to work on the lighting a bit.

CarlWohlforth

"it's a Radio Shack 3rd hand for soldering and other projects."

Yup, that is what I started with! Except I bought mine for $2 at the flea market. I bagged the magnifying glass and picked up some scrap glass from the hardware store. I put tape around the edges so I wouldn't cut myself.

100proof1957

Maybe a piece of non glare on the clips,and some frosted in the background ?
project for tuesday !