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Anybody use el wire on their cabinet?
Frostillicus:
I was gonna use glow-wire (same as el wire?) for my tron control panel overlay and backdrop but decided against it for various reasons.
It could look cool if you used a lot, but I don't know if just outlining a cab would look very stellar.
grafixmonkey:
Does that stuff heat up? it might look awesome behind smoked plexi, long as it won't melt anything.
oh, and what do you have to do to make it lite up? DC or AC, high voltage?
Tron is my favoritest game evar... I looked at EL wire a bit. If I could get my cab to have those glowing Tron traces like in the movie, I'd crap my pants for joy.
TheOtherBob:
--- Quote from: grafixmonkey on June 18, 2003, 08:48:24 pm ---
Does that stuff heat up? it might look awesome behind smoked plexi, long as it won't melt anything.
oh, and what do you have to do to make it lite up? DC or AC, high voltage?
--- End quote ---
No, it doesn't heat up. At least not enough to where you can tell. You do need an inverter. Mine runs on 12 vdc, so you can use your pc power supply. I got my elwire off of ebay. I think I paid like 29 bucks for a 20ft section that included an inverter and also shipping. Do a search on elwire at ebay if you're interested.
Go here for more info on the stuff: http://www.elamusainc.com/faqs.htm
I like the look, it's definitely a matter of personal preference. Have fun!
Smittydc:
I use this stuff in a lot of projects. www.coolight.com has a great selection and good prices.
They even have a new style of wire with a "wing" on one side to make it easier to attach to surfaces -- probably wouldn't be hard to sqeeze it underneath the edge of your overlay.
grafixmonkey:
I thought it'd be pretty cool to use thicker wood than you need in the cab, and use a router to cut out traces for the wire to sit inside. Then you could have all kinds of glowing designs without complicated mounting.
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