Comments on: Electroluminescent Wire http://makotokamui.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:08:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Makoto http://makotokamui.com/props-armor/electroluminescent-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-2577 Makoto Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:48:54 +0000 http://quietpath.net/?page_id=12#comment-2577 Glad I could help! Tried sending you an email response, but it bounced, apparently someone is using the same email server I am for spamming. Post pictures when you get it working! Glad I could help! Tried sending you an email response, but it bounced, apparently someone is using the same email server I am for spamming.

Post pictures when you get it working!

]]> By: Evan Chow http://makotokamui.com/props-armor/electroluminescent-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-2576 Evan Chow Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:25:28 +0000 http://quietpath.net/?page_id=12#comment-2576 thanks so much this actually was so helpful cause i wasnt sure if it would work but it reassuring to kno some has done it thanks so much this actually was so helpful cause i wasnt sure if it would work but it reassuring to kno some has done it

]]> By: Makoto http://makotokamui.com/props-armor/electroluminescent-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-2572 Makoto Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:47:41 +0000 http://quietpath.net/?page_id=12#comment-2572 I've done that before, and it works well. Here's the approach I took: I picked up a clear acrylic rod, about 1/8" thick, cut to the length of my blade, and hot glued multiple passes of the EL wire lengthwise along the rod. White rod would likely also work, depending on your needs. Next, I set up my sword blade mold, which you've got plenty of options for, depending on the shape you need. I set it up so I could pour the resin into the base of the blade, where it would connect to the hilt of the sword. I lightly tinted the resin with a tiny bit of resin tint, so it would hold some color even when the EL wire was turned off. While the resin was sill liquid in the mold, I inserted the EL wire rod into it, supporting the end out of the liquid so I could later form the hilt of the sword (with battery and inverter) around it. If you want to have a removable blade, you can send power to the EL wire through a stereo jack, which you can embed into the blade and hilt separately, but this will weaken it a bit. I’ve done that before, and it works well. Here’s the approach I took:

I picked up a clear acrylic rod, about 1/8″ thick, cut to the length of my blade, and hot glued multiple passes of the EL wire lengthwise along the rod. White rod would likely also work, depending on your needs.
Next, I set up my sword blade mold, which you’ve got plenty of options for, depending on the shape you need. I set it up so I could pour the resin into the base of the blade, where it would connect to the hilt of the sword.
I lightly tinted the resin with a tiny bit of resin tint, so it would hold some color even when the EL wire was turned off. While the resin was sill liquid in the mold, I inserted the EL wire rod into it, supporting the end out of the liquid so I could later form the hilt of the sword (with battery and inverter) around it.

If you want to have a removable blade, you can send power to the EL wire through a stereo jack, which you can embed into the blade and hilt separately, but this will weaken it a bit.

]]> By: Evan Chow http://makotokamui.com/props-armor/electroluminescent-wire/comment-page-1/#comment-2571 Evan Chow Wed, 05 Oct 2011 03:38:11 +0000 http://quietpath.net/?page_id=12#comment-2571 im thinking of making a sword out of resin would you think i could some how place the EL wire within the resin ..... and if i could would it glow through im thinking of making a sword out of resin would you think i could some how place the EL wire within the resin ….. and if i could would it glow through

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