Materials for Making a Kaleidoscope

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Materials for Making a Kaleidoscope
Hi my name is Elliott Kwong on behalf of Expert Village. Today I'm going to teach you how to make a kaleidoscope. So in order to build a kaleidoscope, you are going to need a couple of materials. Before I beginn, let me just say that there is a whole different ways to build kaleidoscopes. You would find a whole bunch of different ways online, different ways in a book. My way is just one way of building one okay. So here is some materials that you are going to need. Obviously you are going to need a tub of some kind. What I go here is a pvc pipe. This is a pvc pipe and you can get one of these and you are going to need for my project, you are going to need a 1.5 inch diameter. So that is going to be the length. It does not matter we would cut that later. What you are also going to need is a cap for that pvc pipe and it just fits on like this. That is what you are going to need from one end. You are going to need some foam. This is just installation foam for your average pvc pipe; you would need that to. Also, you need a peachy dish. A peachy dish is maybe some kind of cap or a cover and inside I have some beads. Or any little things that is going to create a good pattern, you are going to need some of that. Last but not least, you need a mirror and mirror like this would be good.

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Expert: Elliott Kwong has made kaleidoscopes in the past, and has gone to department stores to search for the right type of materials and reflective mirrors. Read More