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Lord Maul
11-06-2006, 03:57 PM
i was looking at one of those huge candles the other day and noticed that th ewax diffused the candel light very well. then i thought, why couldn't this work on a lux saber? if you could spread liquid wax on the inside of the blade then it would spread out the light. i know this blade wouldn't be duel worthy but it would still be pretty cool. any thoughts?

Firebird21
11-06-2006, 04:01 PM
Get a candle, grab your balde and let us know how it works.


I'll bet it won't be worth the time and effort for this application, but you may have found a cool new art form. :wink:

xwingband
11-06-2006, 04:17 PM
Well... I hope you plan on living in an arctic climate. :lol: PolyC outside would be like a heater inside the blade. I know wax paper melts... so ergo wax is no good.

987654321a
11-06-2006, 04:20 PM
lol you would probably melt the blade before the wax gets fully through.

Dregan
11-06-2006, 05:08 PM
Wax will melt.

Use silicone.

Nightwing
11-06-2006, 05:17 PM
Think, Mr. Bright-idea. What is wax meant to do under heat?

Lord Maul
11-06-2006, 05:40 PM
wouldn't the heatsink take all of the heat out of the led? i thought that is what it is designed to do.


I know wax paper melts

would there really be enough heat inside the blade to melt it?

xwingband
11-06-2006, 05:48 PM
wouldn't the heatsink take all of the heat out of the led? i thought that is what it is designed to do.


I know wax paper melts

would there really be enough heat inside the blade to melt it?

I know I didn't stutter... I didn't put a maybe...

YES! Wax paper as a diffuser melts. Wax itself would probably be even worse.

Ever sat in a car that's off on a hot day? Why are greenhouses made of glass? Because they work really well for getting it hot.

james3
11-06-2006, 06:12 PM
DUM-BASS

987654321a
11-06-2006, 07:28 PM
wow pyle now that xwing mentioned it you sound pretty much dumerer, cant you see that wax melts with a candle which is significantly less powerful and hot than a lux3w.

Dregan
11-07-2006, 03:10 PM
If you're bent on using wax paper, go to the grocery store and get some parchment paper. Very similar to wax paper, but inpregnated with silicone instead of wax. I use it to bake on all the time.

Actually, come to think of it, I think I'll try that as a diffuser myself to see what it looks like...

supertrogdor
11-07-2006, 03:44 PM
Let us know how that turns out Dregan. The parchment paper i have purchased in the past has been kind of splotchy as far as how transluscent it is to high intensity light, but i immagine if you got 1 or 2 wraps of even enough parchment it has promise. Post a pic when you try it and see if your experiments concurr with my findings.

Dregan
11-08-2006, 12:44 PM
I was actually thinking to combine that with Corbin's film. I have 14 pieces on order from him. I'll play with it when it comes