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| Mysterioii:
Hi all. I don't know if weisshaupt is still active here, I don't see any posts from him more recent than like 2009, but I came across his "Ghost in the Machine" project a while back and I like the lighted trim he used (links below). http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/The_Ghost_in_the_Machine http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=75411.msg784913#msg784913 I actually bought some of the UHMW polyethylene trim from McMaster-Carr that he had used, but man that stuff is hard. It came rolled up (the wrong way) so even just straightening it out would be an undertaking, much less getting it to curve around the contours of my existing cabinet. I tested things out with a heat gun and have been unable to get it to curve adequately without it distorting in an unattractive and essentially unusable manner. My question is, since it's been about 4 years since his project, has anyone come across better materials to use for edge lighting like that? For my purposes I was thinking a nice 3/4" wide half-round extrusion, like a gasket material, in a soft translucent/frosted silicone or something like that would be great. There are places on the web that do custom extrusions but I'm sure that costs an arm and a leg... I've been able to find 3/4" half-round gasket material but only in opaque rubber. If it was a half-round WITH a t-molding flange on the back, that would be pipe-dream perfect. Anyone have any thoughts? Thanks! |
| Mysterioii:
93 views and no replies... so is nobody doing lighted trim? There are options out there now that are perhaps more interesting than EL wire... I just need a clean presentation... |
| bhays:
I am interested. I just don't have any ideas of what to use other than el wire. |
| yaksplat:
Sideglow fiber optic lighting should work, light wise. It's just a matter of how to make it look good on the cabinet. I've used it before and it glows very bright with an LED source. http://www.fiberopticproducts.com/Sideglow.htm |
| rockyrocket:
--- Quote from: yaksplat on March 31, 2012, 11:16:15 pm ---Sideglow fiber optic lighting should work, light wise. It's just a matter of how to make it look good on the cabinet. I've used it before and it glows very bright with an LED source. http://www.fiberopticproducts.com/Sideglow.htm --- End quote --- This stuff looks great!, definitely going to try some. Do you have any pictures of your usage?. Also Mysterioii what happens if you heat that trim in boiling water to soften it?. |
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