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Offline Wirelizard

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Smoke & Flame!
« on: January 19, 2014, 07:38:31 AM »
I picked up a six pack of cheap LED tea lights  in post-Xmas sales recently, and while home sick Friday put together a pair of quick, basic smoke markers with flickering yellow lights in their base.



I hot-glued wire to the rim of the plastic base, skewered cotton batting on the wire, then used more hot glue to secure it. Quick dose of grey & black spraypaint on the front porch and all done!



I even got a short video of really terrible quality to show off the flickery flame effect in action!



There's a bit more detail over on the blog, too.

Offline Dave C

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Re: Smoke & Flame!
« Reply #1 on: January 19, 2014, 08:09:29 AM »
Very good!

Offline Sendak

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Re: Smoke & Flame!
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2014, 05:41:45 PM »
Oh, the mis-spent youth.  :D

Absolutely crackin' good work.

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Offline MediumAl

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Re: Smoke & Flame!
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2014, 08:36:37 PM »
Good idea - think I'll pinch that one for something. Don't know what yet, mind. Perhaps the flickering light of the sacred flame from inside a canaanite temple..

Al

 

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