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Step 4Create the Light Hood
To house the LEDs and, use .3 mm brass plate to create a light hood. The light hood comes in two pieces: a hood to cover and protect the lights and a plate that holds the LEDs.
1) Print out the attached PDF template and fasten it to a sheet of .3 mm brass plate.
2) Using tin snips carefully cut out the outline of the shapes.
3) Use a vice or something similar to bend the brass. I bend with the lines on the inside. I didn't have a vice so I used two pieces of wood bolted together.
4) The long edge of the hood is particularly difficult to bend because it interferes with bending the sides. Use a pair of padded pliers to gently bend this section. In the finished product, tool marks can be clearly seen where the pliers were used to bend the metal.
5) Bend the LED plate in the vice.
6) Note the small notches at the bottom left and right corners. These allow for the light hood to slide in under the plate. Use a file to remove around .1 mm of material in the corners.
NB! The PDF is formated for A4 paper.
1) Print out the attached PDF template and fasten it to a sheet of .3 mm brass plate.
2) Using tin snips carefully cut out the outline of the shapes.
3) Use a vice or something similar to bend the brass. I bend with the lines on the inside. I didn't have a vice so I used two pieces of wood bolted together.
4) The long edge of the hood is particularly difficult to bend because it interferes with bending the sides. Use a pair of padded pliers to gently bend this section. In the finished product, tool marks can be clearly seen where the pliers were used to bend the metal.
5) Bend the LED plate in the vice.
6) Note the small notches at the bottom left and right corners. These allow for the light hood to slide in under the plate. Use a file to remove around .1 mm of material in the corners.
NB! The PDF is formated for A4 paper.
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