Edge Lighting question

[BPACH]

When you use LED edge lighting, are you grooving the edge of the plexi? Do you polish the edge? I am looking for the best light transmission I can get and if someone has already did the experiments to figure out the best way, I would like to hear your results.

[joe]

Brian,

You might search on the SB Forum on the method I used to make this set of letters.

[Bob Eustace]

Brian its really super easy to edge light. Just flame polish the edge using Map Gas. Don't be frightened by the 3,600F temperature warning on the bottle. The trick is to keep moving. Sawn edges come up great. Lots of demos on U-Tube.

[CNYDWW]

Yes, Polish the edge that receives the LED.

[scottp55]

Randy, any more info about that pic? Has anybody ever laminated and carved old cd's and carved and lit?

[joe]

Naw, I'm telling everyone the idea of flaming, or torching the edge of plex isn't right. The way it's done by ALL Plexiglas manufacturers I've visited is by buffing.

You start out with 240p going down to 600p. From there it's a quick buff with your soft rotary pad.

I'd like to see everyone to pull out a torch and ruin some plex in order to find out how it doesn't work. That's a Tin Horn trick used on newbees.

[curtiss]

I guess I will agree with the fellow with 2,252 posts...

[CNYDWW]

[QUOTE=scottp55;158406]Randy, any more info about that pic? Has anybody ever laminated and carved old cd's and carved and lit?[/QUOTE

The sign was 4ft x 12 ft approx 1" thick polycast acrylic internally lit by LED strips. There was a 1/8" thick maple veneer applied with black silicone as an adhesive. There's a special treatment we used when i worked there to "stabilize" the veneer and i am still bound to keep my mouth shut about it, Heh.

[CNYDWW]

More acrylic and LED work i've been doing at my current place of employment.

[scottp55]

Thanks Randy, the visual effect was throwing me.

[scottp55]

I like the "Caltrop from Heck" one:)