Whow I really like it . Have 5 pins and don't want to spend $400 layiny around to mirror them. Where can you buy this material . How thick is it?

Ditto

I did the same thing to my Space Shuttle about 6 months ago, they sit on top of the wood pf side rails behind the playfield plastics which also hold them in place. They are not screwed or glued to the cab sides so I can easily slip them out when I want to raise the pf.

This sounds great

That is dope

http://www.tapplastics.com/product/plastics/plastic_sheets_rolls/acrylic_sheets_mirror_clear/521

you can save alot even organising your own mirrors made, I can help with the design files.

Just keep in mind the thickness, as SS is 0.8mm and at times it gets tight with that.

But if you have the pf side rails that run the length of the pf like Space Shuttle you don't have to mount them they sit on top of the side rails and just slide in and out so check your machine, see if it will work for you like it did for me.

I checked at that Tapp place and 2 pieces 6X40X1/8 is almost $30 + shipping

http://www.emachineshop.com/

You can get anything you want here. The more you buy the cheaper....

That's a nice find PT! But if I wanted e.g. black mirror side blades to be made, what is the material I would be after? And just asking them to cut it in accordance with the design files?

The black mirrors would be a different coating or finish. Basically you install the CAD program, specify the size, shape, material, thickness and coating/finish. The program guides you along the way to keep the cost down. Buying one or two of anything costs a lot, but get up to 20+ of something and the prices are cheap. You can play with the numbers and watch the cost go up and down.

Ask for chemically coloured black mirror finished stainless steel sheets in 0.8mm thickness.

As swinks mentioned in his post earlier, if you have the CAD files it will make the process much easier.

Hi!

Thanks! Swinks made the CAD-files available (saw those on the Aussie pinball forum), so that helps certainly, thanks for that as well!

As PT mentioned, there won't be much costs savings if you are just doing one set.

A standard sized stainless steel sheet however will do 8 sets (pairs) from memory.

Good luck.

One additional question: do I need to ask for some finishing to be done for the sheets (I mean in addition to cutting in accordance with the cad-files)?

no the sheet will be either available or not with the various coloured treatment for SS, just ensure it is No:8 finish for the nice mirrored effect.

I got my coloured mirror from Rimex here in Aus. Gold mirror was made in Australia but the Black mirror was brought over from Rimex UK, so contact these guys and see if they send to anywhere in Finland or your local country. You will find black and gold mirror material cost will be double that of regular silver mirror. You will see on the file that you would of got from me 5 instructions along the top for the laser cutter, very important is that they turn off certain layers and that the protective coating remains on the product from the point of them purchasing the material right through to the final products cut and ready to install into your machine - mirror scratches easily and some companies will slide them around each other. Hope that helps.
http://www.rimexmetals.com

Glad it helps, I made these available as in Australia as one set of mirrored panels were an extremely expensive here in Aus. I was reluctant to post all the cad files here on Pinside as I did not want to affect certain guys making money from these items but for those wanting to deck out your collection you can save alot of money.

Pinsanity is correct you will have to either buy a full sheet or if you only want one or 2 sets then very likely the company will buy a full sheet and without you being aware you will pay for the full sheet of material as well as laser cutting of what ever amount of sets. Cutting could start at $70-$80 a set if your getting just one set from a fairly competitive laser cutter (in Aus), but you can fit 8 sets in a 8 x 4 sheet of material and for silver will be about $40-$50 a set (material and cutting) if getting a few sheets done in one go.

I had 2 runs of 3 sheets making 48 sets altogether and sold much of it to the AP golds in the gold and black mirror half of what it would cost to buy from the only US supplier at that stage. I also did because I wanted a few sets of black mirror for myself, it took a bit of effort but I covered the costs and my time but no real profit.

If you want the designs they look like this and I can make available but only if I am not shot down for helping. I have a full sheet designed as Sterns, a full sheet designed as Bally / WMS and a combo sheet of 50/50. Below is the combo and notice with mine I installed screw holes and drawing pin holes as using the drawing pins will definitely cause less damage to your cabinet.

Bally:WMS:Stern MIRRORS V3 Laser.png

My advice is before getting a sheet in gold or black mirror make sure the company you run with can do a silver sheet without any issues, then team up with some mates and pool in and you will save yourself alot of money. I proved that laser companies can get it wrong and want to modify your file to suit they cutting / programming process, that is why one of the comments at the top of the file states use the lhs and rhs profile files etc.

Thanks swinks!

Nice thinking llabnip! I guess i'll being busy during the holidays.

Thanks for the PM directing me to this thread!