According
to a recent research, there are certain items of regular household use which
can be used in holography, thereby saving you from lab expenses. The
following examples will be of great help to you to make holograms at home
but of course with proper care and safety measures.
- For blocking stray light, you can use black foam board.
- A thick piece of glass can be used as a beam splitter. Place a small
piece of electric tape over the glass to block the secondary reflection
off the back.
- Using old 8 mm movie cameras, you can make a shutter. They consist of
a low voltage electric shutter. You can remove this and set up a circuit
with a switch and the original voltage of the camera.
- The dampening mechanism between a holographic table and the support
legs can be attained by using rubber inner tubes.
- A slab of granite can be used as a holographic table.
- Most fax machines or photocopiers contain front surface mirrors.
- To dry a piece of holographic film or plate after processing, you can
use a hair dryer.
- You can use a microwave to heat the deionized or distilled water
needed for mixing up processing chemistry.
- Two pieces of window glass pane and binder clips can be used to
combine a piece of holographic film. This will enable to hold the film
rigid and flat.
- Clothes pegs can be used to hang up films to dry. Using the pegs,
clamp the film at two corners on the line, clamp two more at the bottom
corners to keep the film straight while drying.
