[Swansea Hackspace] LED diffuser

[jon lilley]

You could use "practice" ping-pong balls.
10 for 99p from China, and they're not made of celluloid, so they're not
prone to bursting into flame. :)

J
On 9 Nov 2014 22:16, "Graham Owens" <grahamowensuk at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Gah, the ping pong's give exactly the look I wanted but I don't want to
> cause a fire hazard, and the triangles look really cool, are safe but are
> pretty hard to make. (in comparison to sticking a pingpong over an led)
>
> Think I will have to keep looking.
> ------------------------------
> From: Gerrit Niezen <gerrit.niezen at gmail.com>
> Sent: ‎09/‎11/‎2014 21:37
> To: Swansea Hackspace <hackspace at swansea.hackspace.org.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Swansea Hackspace] LED diffuser
>
> This LED triangle creates a beautiful even diffusion using acrylic and a
> painted cavity:
> http://www.instructables.com/id/Making-a-great-LED-triangle/ (laser
> cutter required)
>
> With regards to ping pong balls - keep in mind that they’re very flammable:
>
> http://dangerousprototypes.com/2012/06/08/warning-ping-pong-balls-are-very-flammable/
>
>
> On 9 Nov 2014, at 20:18, Graham Owens <grahamowensuk at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
> It was me,
>
> and i have to say they look pretty awesome, very much what i was looking
> for.
>
> Today i have mostly been doing a teach the wife arduino day, and we have
> come up the a colour changing, temperature sensing pteranodon that flaps
> its wings when it detects motion.
>
> pictures and a video to follow :)
>
> On 9 November 2014 20:06, Justin Mitchell <justin at discordia.org.uk> wrote:
>
>> Someone was asking about good diffusers for an LED the other day?
>>
>> Just seen this article using ping pong balls, looks pretty good.
>>
>> https://plus.google.com/u/0/101411395547219906775/posts/fJvzXwBzi4m
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