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I'll need to obtain many more small (about 8-10mm) retroreflective
markers soon, and with the prices vendors charge for them I'd like to
look into finding alternative suppliers or making my own. Please let me
know if you can help me with any of the following questions:
-Suppliers of pre-made markers other than Vicon and B & L Engineering.
Have you worked with a company that was preferable for some reason?
-Suppliers for small diameter (8-10mm) spheres. Any kind of rigid
plastic or even aluminum should be fine, but I don't think that we can
drill and tap holes in spheres that small of anything harder.
-Suppliers of high-quality retroreflective films to cover markers with.
-I'm very interested in using retroreflective paint instead of film, but
old posts in the archives indicate that the paint (if it's still even
available), when properly applied is only about 10% as effective as the
film. I don't think that this level of performance would be acceptable
for my application. If you have any experience using any kind of
retroreflective paint, I'd like to know how well it's worked in your
application compared to the films. I'd also like to know where you got
it.
Thanks for any help you can offer- I'll summarize and post all
responses.
Brian Schulz, Ph.D.
Biomechanist / Career Development Awardee
VISN 8 Patient Safety Research Center (118M)
James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
11605 North Nebraska Ave.
Tampa, FL 33612-5738
Phone: (813) 558-3944
Fax: (813) 558-3990
www.patientsafetycenter.com
markers soon, and with the prices vendors charge for them I'd like to
look into finding alternative suppliers or making my own. Please let me
know if you can help me with any of the following questions:
-Suppliers of pre-made markers other than Vicon and B & L Engineering.
Have you worked with a company that was preferable for some reason?
-Suppliers for small diameter (8-10mm) spheres. Any kind of rigid
plastic or even aluminum should be fine, but I don't think that we can
drill and tap holes in spheres that small of anything harder.
-Suppliers of high-quality retroreflective films to cover markers with.
-I'm very interested in using retroreflective paint instead of film, but
old posts in the archives indicate that the paint (if it's still even
available), when properly applied is only about 10% as effective as the
film. I don't think that this level of performance would be acceptable
for my application. If you have any experience using any kind of
retroreflective paint, I'd like to know how well it's worked in your
application compared to the films. I'd also like to know where you got
it.
Thanks for any help you can offer- I'll summarize and post all
responses.
Brian Schulz, Ph.D.
Biomechanist / Career Development Awardee
VISN 8 Patient Safety Research Center (118M)
James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
11605 North Nebraska Ave.
Tampa, FL 33612-5738
Phone: (813) 558-3944
Fax: (813) 558-3990
www.patientsafetycenter.com