does anyone know what kind of lights work the best for an acrilic edge lit sign? spacing of the lights? supplier? and do you have to flame the edges?
does anyone know what kind of lights work the best for an acrilic edge lit sign? spacing of the lights? supplier? and do you have to flame the edges?
I use lcd flexible strips of lights. The bottom should be flamed but leave the sides and top frosted to reflect the light around in the plexi. I was at the Aspire gathering this weekend and picked up a lot of good info there. Check out the pictures on the vectric and camaster forums even above on our forum there are dome pics. I get my lights from ebay here is a link to the seller I use.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI...:X:RTQ:US:1123
I use ElementalLed out of Emeryville CA. I use High output leds on as many edges as I can get to, and I have never bothered flaming the edges although that may help intensity a bit.
Jerry, Does your supplier also have the transformers to run the lights?
Don
Diamond Lake Custom Woodworks, LLC
www.dlwoodworks.com
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Thanks for the eBay link, Jerry. That is half what I pay locally.
DLCS...I buy my transformers from a local electronics surplus place for $1.50.
do they have a web site for the transformers
Here you go, Jerry. Do keep in mind it has been 3 or 4 years since I bought my last batch, but I would suspect the price hasn't gone up much.
http://www.surplusgizmos.com/