I want to make a glow ring for the DX 'bastid' I use for commuting:
Dispite looking for a suitable bit of plastic in our recycling waste for a while now, I've not found anythign the right diameter.
Any bight (boom boom!) ideas?
Lumicycle used to do some for their lights:
Make one the right diameter ? super glue and old ice cream tub springs to mind ?
Find something a bit smaller and split it?
Buy 2 more DX lights and fit them at 90 degree angles either side.
Hi
I'm already on this for my Hope 2LED lights. I emailed Lumicycle to ask what the material is, and have just ordered some of this (from the place in the link, but a different thickness):
http://www.directplasticsonline.co.uk/AcetalSheet/Natural/6mm/
Antony 
Acetal eh?
I've tried riveting a cone of milk carton together, but it didn't last long. I wanted to try and find a proper cylinder of plastic to push fit.
How are you going to turn a 6mm sheet into a ring?
Acetal is great for machining so Lumicycle probaly machined it out of a block. If you haven't got access to a machine shop I suggesting using some thin plastic sheet rolled up such as 0.7mm opaline Priplak (polypropylene).
edit: sorry Swalsey just read that you ordered a different thickness
What difference do you find it makes?
I havn't made it yet - I plan to shape a new faceplate from it and it *should* hugely increase side visibility. Thats the theory anyway 
I'd be interested to hear how you get on with it. Thanks.
ping pong ball.
ping pong ball.
Which is spherical, not cylindrical ...
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