mikeinsjc
spending too much on rocks
Member since June 2010
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Post by mikeinsjc on Feb 14, 2018 13:53:32 GMT -5
I need some way to light thin slabs from behind for my summer shop in Montana. There has to be something cooler than a sheet of plexiglass over fluorescent lights in a wood box. I have heard of some thin sheet material that can be cut to size, and even can be battery-powered. Does anyone have any ideas?
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zarguy
fully equipped rock polisher
Cedar City, Utah - rockhound heaven!
Member since December 2005
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Post by zarguy on Feb 14, 2018 14:00:06 GMT -5
LED lights use less juice, run cooler & are very cheap.
You can get variations of white - warm, cool, daylight, etc.
There are lots of sources.
I've bought LEDs from eBay (shipped from China) & made various lighting devices.
If you have a TAP Plastics store or similar, they have lots of types of frosted plastic.
Most larger towns have some sort of plastics store.
Lynn
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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 14, 2018 18:10:58 GMT -5
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Post by vegasjames on Feb 14, 2018 18:17:07 GMT -5
Yes, I agree with EL panels. They are more energy efficient than LEDs and unlike LEDs they do not create hot spots. The lighting is a more even glow throughout.
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Post by gmitch067 on Feb 15, 2018 0:50:14 GMT -5
I purchased from Amazon a small LED light table for my daughter to use for tracing projects. It comes in handy when I want to view a slab:
A4 Ultra-thin Portable LED Light Box Tracer USB Power Cable Dimmable Brightness LED Artcraft Tracing Light Pad for Artists Drawing Sketching Animation Stencilling X-rayViewing
I wish it were a bit brighter so I could see more details through the thicker slabs. The surrounding light outside the slab edges detracted from viewing, so I cut out some viewing windows from black craft paper... That helped.
Glenn
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