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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: light ring conversion for miniature drill \tpress

From: Tony Smith <ajsmith@...>
Date: 2010-05-26

> Just a thought...
> Don't LEDs come in flexible tubing. Couldn't you just wrap one of these
> around your drill press and attach it with duct tape?
>
> Seems like less work and similar results...


They do, but often the LEDs are spaced out, not that bright anyway, exposed to
the elements, not case etc. The 'UFO' lights are pretty cheap, well under $10
shipped on eBay. Drilling out the middle with a hole saw doesn't take long, I
don't know why people remove the guts of them.

Tony