illuminated plexi

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Printed Date: May 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM

Topic: illuminated plexi

Posted By: MrSuperStar
Subject: illuminated plexi
Date Posted: April 10, 2006 at 9:41 AM

I've been experimenting with LEDs and acrylic to get some cool effects for future installs. I took a stroll through Best Buy and noticed that some of their displays have the effect I'm looking for.

After closer inspection, I noticed there is no light source on their colored plexi, yet they seem to glow on their own.

Anyone know how this is accomplished?

Replies:

Posted By: firstrax
Date Posted: April 10, 2006 at 10:05 AM

Cast acrylic flourescent sheets. McMaster has it here.

Posted By: MrSuperStar
Date Posted: April 10, 2006 at 10:46 AM

thanks, thats perfect. I'll see if my local acrylic dealer carries it.

Posted By: firelizard
Date Posted: April 12, 2006 at 9:54 PM

Also, if you still want to use lights (I'm sure you already know this) but putting lights on the edges will light all the edges up.

Same principle as fiber optics pretty much

Posted By: radioflyer
Date Posted: April 13, 2006 at 11:58 AM

cool thing to do: get a 1/4" slice of pleiglas from home depot or lowes, remove the protective sheets. get a base color line drawing an use it as a traceing tool. use a soldergun or woodburning tool to trace over this by placeing the plexiglas over the drawing.

then when you use the light on the edges, it's sccented on the placed where the solder gun made marks (awesome effect)

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