On 11 Jul 2006, wrote:


"Alex Coleman" wrote in message
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I want to mount a mirror on the side of my desktop PC so I can see
through the window to my side without moving my head.

A car overtaking mirror seems ideal and I want to mount it such
that it can swivel and be adjusted. A ball and socket would be
nice but I don't see many of these available.

(A spiral wound metal arm has too much "spring" and springs back a
distance to where it was moved from.)

Where can I get a ball & socket which has a decently wide range of
action?

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You might be able to cannibalise one of these:
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=040212060


Arghhhh! I tried one of those which I got from Maplin. All the
joints don't grip well because of the smooth metal finish. And I did
cannibalise it but it didn't much help. :-(