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How to make fiber optic filament from fishing line?
i am thinking of making my own fiber optic lamp / toy and was wondering if it was possible to make my own optical fibers from fishing line.
i am thinking of making my own fiber optic lamp / toy and was wondering if it was possible to make my own optical fibers from fishing line.
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Best Answer 10 years ago
The glass fibers used in these devices are specially designed as "light-pipes", through total internal reflection very little light is lost down the length of the fibres. Fishing line will not work in the same way.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_fiber
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Answer 10 years ago
thanks i just bought one of these anyways. :-)
Answer 10 years ago
Oh super - do you plan to hack it in any way?
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Answer 10 years ago
careful...they do have a great ability to penetrate skin and are a real pain to remove. I have one from the early 1980s...the fibers occasionally fall off for one reasons or another and have gotten them stuck in my hands in the past...problem is they tend to shatter when you grab them with a pair of tweezers. Not a deal breaker, just a "be forewarned" word.
Answer 10 years ago
my fibers are plastic
Answer 10 years ago
Understood. I was referring to the glass fibers used in many commercially made lamps
Answer 10 years ago
yes i plan to put white leds in its base and run off a wall adaptor so no need for batteries
10 years ago
Rob over at cockeyed.com tried the fishing line method with dissappointing results. http://www.cockeyed.com/incredible/fiber/fiber1.php. Check out Suplushed.com for real live low cost fiber optic kits.