How to Make a Tron Data Disc

So I bought 30 grams of blue glow in the dark powder. and decided to try my hand at a grown up Tron Data Disc. I got the idea from Mat Browns glow in the dark shelves.

This is a 10" maple disc that I turned on the lathe and used a 1/8 inch bench chisel to cut the grooves.

After that it was just a matter of mixing up the powder. My confession here is that I thought the powder would be enough to tint the epoxy blue. I wasn't aware it would dry clear. Next time, I would totally tint the epoxy.

After that, sand the glue flush and add a finish. Charge it in the sunlight and enjoy the cool effect in the dark!

Comments

[AshleyC31]

you could use one of them ring frisbees to make one so then you could through the disk just like it

[seybertooth]

I'm pretty sure that the tracfone symbol is a tron disc

[SparkySolar]

I love this.

I am not from here

what is TROn

[ibwebb]

Just to help you out. The first was (IMHO) the best, but I am a huge fan of both.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084827/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tron

[rpotts2]

Tron is a movie from the early 80s. There was a sequel a couple years ago.

[kludge77]

The new one was cool, but it didn't speak to me the same as the original.

[rpotts2]

Agreed. Still, it was decent in its own right. I'd heard that there was to be a third but it got shelved. Too bad, it could have made a good series ending from the teaser bits I saw.

Equally as disappointed at Akira ' s demise...

[SparkySolar]

Thank you very much

[EoinM17]

This is so cool but if you added a clock mechanism it would look like a sophisticated clock during the day while turning into a data disk at night :) awesome instructable, I love your channel and ideas

[eeVee]

As Tron is one of my fav. movies, this is very very cool. Awesome job!

[mdhteach]

can you tell the source of the "magic" powder??

[SparkySolar]

I got mine from amazon.com

search BLUE GLOW POWDER

[kludge77]

Amazon has EVERYTHING! :)

[kludge77]

I bought mine on Ebay. 30grams for $10.

[Wired_Mist]

I thought that was EL-wire, Nice effect !

[kludge77]

Thanks!

[MsSweetSatisfaction]

Ooo that's an awesome effect, and it seems like you whipped it up so fast!

[kludge77]

Thanks! It was super easy!