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Shining Blue light through slits in wood ....... need ideas how to do this ...

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polaris:
the gel is by far the cheapest and easiest way ;D

unclet:
You mentioned "gel" ..... but I assumed by looking at the sites that this is like a transparency plastic sheet of some sort .... is this correct?


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Ok, I see there is something called "Roscolux" and then something called "SuperGel" ... I guess you are referring to "SuperGel".  I will read about it.
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SavannahLion:
I'm going to take a wild stab and guess that polaris works for a theatre or a studio or something along those lines.

If that's true, yes, trust him. I worked as an apprentice lighting technician for a theatre for about a year. I was the only guy willing to walk 2x4 wood catwalks thirty or fourty feet above the stage. It was a fun job while it lasted.

But I digress, if I understand what you want, polaris' suggestion should get you the effect you want at a reasonable cost. You can, of course, go with more expensive solutions to achieve the effect you want, but why spend excess money when you don't have to? Not only that, by using gels, it opens up the option to cheaply change the colors should the desire ever arise.

I believe they're called "gels" as a reference to the early years when they were made from some sort of gelatin. Today they're made from different plastics. Can't recall what, exactly.

polaris:
im what we call in britain ' a lampy ' .i do lights, ideally for bands but could be anything, that needs to be seen in the dark. :D

filters yes , sorry we call em gels in work.
find a theatre suppliers or contact rosco for a swatch sample, should be free.
roscolux
ask the supplier whats the cheapest gel as you dont need high temp stuff i think the range ive linked to is the cheaper range from rosco. the supergel os overkill for your needs
it will include frost samples too , nice for diffusing the light.
you can make a tube of the frost around a florrie tube as you dont want to see the bulb just the diffused light glowing through the blue.
if im not making sense please say and ill try and make more sense :laugh:

unclet:
You mentioned I could use the "frost" type filters/gels around a flourescent lightbulb so I will not see the bulb behind it ....... does this mean that using non-frosted filters/gels around the lightbulb will allow the lightbulb to be seen?

Thanks for the information ......

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