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BORIStheBLADE:
Thanks for the tips guys. Yes I'm trying to illuminate it evenly, the dimensions would only be 10x30 inches roughly. I can't really put the light to far away from the plexi, I was trying to recreate the way they make buttons illuminate on computer cases and etc. The only problem is I'm dealing with something bigger.
Where can I find some lighting filters to check them out?

Just a quick thought... could I light it up with fiberoptic lighting somehow?
Could a cold cathode light illuminate a piece of plexi??

Xb0x3r:
Why not pick up a cold cathode tube?

http://www.xoxide.com/coldcathodes.html

Xb0x3r

M37R01D:
When we do pieces of plexi and we want certain parts or patterns to light up, we tape off the part we arent going to to let light hit, then sand in the areas you want to catch the light.
Once you have your pattern sanded out, and or the sides, drill 3mm holes in the edges and line them with leds and wire them up.
The final effect comes out pretty cool

polaris:
from what youre saying , look at el wire, its very bright and you can coil it round to fill the area.
the lighting filter rosco , that link takes you to an order page for a free sample swatchbook.

i suggest buying an el wire evaluation kit( $20 or so), along with the gel samples you could work out how close the el wire needs to run next to itself to give an even wash on the plexi, the filter would be just under the plexi as far from the light source as possible. or you could also use two filters, one to spread the light(right next to the wire) ,one as a screen to wash the light onto(right next to the plexi). hope that makes sense, say if it doesnt.

look at mccoys poker table in the project announcements, he uses el paper, lot more costly but would give a hell of an effect.
 :cheers:

BORIStheBLADE:
I can't have anything come in from the edges because they are going to be jammed up to something. Can I get the same effect if I drill a hole in the face of plexi?

I took a look at Mccoys project, I think he used ELpaper. I spent some time looking at it, but don't think I can use it because I would have multiple holes in the plexi too.
I saw the ELwire, but didn't think that would work for my app.Whats this gel stuff your talking about? You can buy a gel that illuminates? Does it dry?

I'm trying to imagine how these filters would work. So if a light source emits light on them they glow alot? I tried to find an example online, but came up empty handed.

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