DIY - cheap alternative 360° lighting system

[Daniel Chapman]

Nice

[Rabbits]

Hey guys, I made a light with a bicycle tyre which was the only round thing apart from myself I had laying around doing nothing. I was cutting like a quarter out of the tyre and thinking that'll use the remainder for the LEDs but the quarter section looked pretty sleek so I used that instead. I had to buy some cheap brackets https://www.bunnings.com.au/carinya-20-x...t_p3975816 and they do the job ok. Used some cables ties, LEDs and the bits to run the LEDs.

If I was to do this again I would use a hula hoop, that is a brillant idea for a ring light and I wish I had read that before making mine. I would also find the best LEDs. The ones I bought are not as fantastic as I hoped they would be, maybe a Gerwen Price instead of a Michael Van Gerwen of LEDs.





ps I giggling earlier today like a school girl when I hit 3 x treble 16. Apart from a lucky 180 a few years ago now that's the only other time I've hit 3 darts.

[Nate DartVader]

[attachment=13907 Wrote:      Rabbits pid='415470' dateline='1501079743']Hey guys, I made a light with a bicycle tyre which was the only round thing apart from myself I had laying around doing nothing. I was cutting like a quarter out of the tyre and thinking that'll use the remainder for the LEDs but the quarter section looked pretty sleek so I used that instead. I had to buy some cheap brackets https://www.bunnings.com.au/carinya-20-x...t_p3975816 and they do the job ok. Used some cables ties, LEDs and the bits to run the LEDs.

If I was to do this again I would use a hula hoop, that is a brillant idea for a ring light and I wish I had read that before making mine. I would also find the best LEDs. The ones I bought are not as fantastic as I hoped they would be, maybe a Gerwen Price instead of a Michael Van Gerwen of LEDs.





ps I giggling earlier today like a school girl when I hit 3 x treble 16. Apart from a lucky 180 a few years ago now that's the only other time I've hit 3 darts.

I used the same brackets from Bunnings for mine lol. Buy a hula hoop from K-mart, the small one I think is 680mm. I chopped about 100mm out of it and is exactly same size as target branded surround. It really helps if you can get some silver reflective tape behind the leds to direct the light to the board more. Much prefer a $20-$25 build over a $150 purchase lol. Pics are before I chopped the extra 100mm off hula hoop.

[Higgz1985]

Fantastic!! Blows mine out of the water!

[Kiwi..Nz]

Looks great.. good job

[Richard Nance]

I really like this idea. Great job!

[DeAngelo73]

Haha, very nice!
Good Work!!

[Spencerdl]

Nice ...VERY NICE BlindPew. Excellent idea and NICELY done. Thanks for the idea.

[Anton Ovcharenko]

Thanks! Really inspiring idea, will get to my garage tomorrow

[theblindPew]

(08-12-2017, 09:11 PM)Higgz1985 Wrote: Fantastic!! Blows mine out of the water!

(10-04-2017, 05:30 AM)Kiwi..Nz Wrote: Looks great.. good job

(11-30-2017, 10:09 PM)Richard Nance Wrote: I really like this idea. Great job!

(01-11-2018, 12:42 PM)DeAngelo73 Wrote: Haha, very nice!
Good Work!!

(02-19-2018, 10:46 PM)Anton Ovcharenko Wrote: Thanks! Really inspiring idea, will get to my garage tomorrow

Thank you very much, mates

[Shima]

(02-21-2018, 11:01 AM)theblindPew Wrote:

(08-12-2017, 09:11 PM)Higgz1985 Wrote: Fantastic!! Blows mine out of the water!

(10-04-2017, 05:30 AM)Kiwi..Nz Wrote: Looks great.. good job

(11-30-2017, 10:09 PM)Richard Nance Wrote: I really like this idea. Great job!

(01-11-2018, 12:42 PM)DeAngelo73 Wrote: Haha, very nice!
Good Work!!

(02-19-2018, 10:46 PM)Anton Ovcharenko Wrote: Thanks! Really inspiring idea, will get to my garage tomorrow

Thank you very much, mates

Brilliant job looks ace!

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[Shima]

This could work

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[Erik J]

Wow! Nice job!?

[Twenty-one]

Awesome idea the bike rim!
I'll go and get busy with that one too sometime in the near future.

[theblindPew]

(03-06-2018, 08:54 PM)Erik J Wrote: Wow! Nice job!?

(03-07-2018, 12:57 AM)Twenty-one Wrote: Awesome idea the bike rim!
I'll go and get busy with that one too sometime in the near future.

Thank you guys. 

At the moment im working on a version which is more suitable for the living room