Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Sep 09, 2026, 06:36 PMI guess it'd be just translucent covers, I just call stuff like that lenses.

Yeah, I'm a very literal person. 

Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Sep 09, 2026, 06:36 PMI think I got 1 or 2 already. I was thinking I could use the BS2p or since I have one already my BS2pe from my PDB to make an LED controller for my interior lighting.  Granted I could just use the remote strip lighting kits, but that'd be too easy.. lol as for the BS2p24 was just thinking of something to play around with since it has more commands avail, learning n toy so to speak since they are EOL...  Would be nice if the code from the Interpreter Chips could be recovered from them all and recreated on new components.. lol

Okay, I thought you were just using it for lighting control. You could also use an OEM Arduino. Very inexpesnive. 

Quote from: Chris Savage on Sep 09, 2026, 10:13 AMIf that's what you prefer...but for the record, I am willing to absorb the cost for that. You have done for me many times. Just saying...

I appreciate that, just save it for some other thing that I can't get for lower cost, or use it to give some stuff to someone who has less disposable income than I have; thanks.

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Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Sep 09, 2026, 01:13 PMok, what would be the best option to make the lenses from your end?

Are you trying to make lenses, or just a translucent cover? Lenses require special geometry.

I guess it'd be just translucent covers, I just call stuff like that lenses.

Quote from: Chris Savage on Sep 09, 2026, 01:23 PM

Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Sep 09, 2026, 01:13 PMTake your time, I gotta make the extra $$ anyhow... struggling SUCKS!

No problem. I don't know how much room you have available. If you need a BS2 but can accommodate a HomeWork Board, I can send you one of those for free.

I think I got 1 or 2 already. I was thinking I could use the BS2p or since I have one already my BS2pe from my PDB to make an LED controller for my interior lighting.  Granted I could just use the remote strip lighting kits, but that'd be too easy.. lol as for the BS2p24 was just thinking of something to play around with since it has more commands avail, learning n toy so to speak since they are EOL...  Would be nice if the code from the Interpreter Chips could be recovered from them all and recreated on new components.. lol

Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Sep 09, 2026, 01:13 PMok, what would be the best option to make the lenses from your end?

Are you trying to make lenses, or just a translucent cover? Lenses require special geometry.

Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Sep 09, 2026, 01:13 PMTake your time, I gotta make the extra $$ anyhow... struggling SUCKS!

No problem. I don't know how much room you have available. If you need a BS2 but can accommodate a HomeWork Board, I can send you one of those for free.

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Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Sep 08, 2026, 06:25 PMCool, what about painting over acrylic then doing laser thing, or would 3d print be better?? I ain't worried if plastic comes out cloudy.

Well, first thing to keep in mind is what type of gases (fumes) would be created by firing a laser at paint. Many materials are not safe for laser cutting because of the toxic fumes produced. I personally would not try to cut / etch regular paint.

As for 3D printing...nobody uses 3D printing for clear (See through) designs, however, if you need a frosted effect, yes, you can 3D print something. Many of the "Lamps" on the MakerWorld website use either translucent (not clear) filament to diffuse the light. Technically use you use standard filament if you only print a couple of layers. The thing you have to watch out for is creating "walls", because the infill will make it look horrible.

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I actually have no issues with the 3D Priting clear, I used it on making lighthouse windows for the wedding, though NOT even CLOSE to clear at any point, so kinda false advertising there.... but light did get through.  I ok, what would be the best option to make the lenses from your end?

Quote from: Chris Savage on Sep 08, 2026, 07:40 PM

Quote from: JKnightandKARR on Sep 08, 2026, 06:25 PMI might buy one of those BS2s you have to use as controller for led colors..

If you give me a day or two, I am adding some regular BS2 Modules (New Old Stock) to the MeBay store.

Take your time, I gotta make the extra $$ anyhow... struggling SUCKS! But am looking at the BS2p and BS2p24 along with the Compass n Accelerometer modules.

Quote from: granz on Sep 09, 2026, 06:11 AMThanks, but like I said, it will cost you more to send them to me than for me to print them. It would be better for you to donate them to your library, and train someone there how to use refill filament, than to send them to me.

If that's what you prefer...but for the record, I am willing to absorb the cost for that. You have done for me many times. Just saying...

Quote from: Chris Savage on Sep 08, 2026, 10:58 PMWell, this weekend I will try to get those spools out to you. 

Thanks, but like I said, it will cost you more to send them to me than for me to print them. It would be better for you to donate them to your library, and train someone there how to use refill filament, than to send them to me.

Quote from: granz on Sep 08, 2026, 09:03 PMI see, well this yellow filament has given me enough trouble. Maybe I can use it in my Monoprice printer - we shall see.

Well, this weekend I will try to get those spools out to you. 

I see, well this yellow filament has given me enough trouble. Maybe I can use it in my Monoprice printer - we shall see.

Quote from: granz on Sep 08, 2026, 05:49 PMWell, that is a scratch. The yellow kept snagging in the spool, and that kept making the extruder not work right. I ended up having to cancel the print.

Uh-oh! I guess I spoke too soon! 

Quote from: granz on Sep 08, 2026, 05:49 PMChris Savage, the one jam that you had with your A1, was that a refill, or originally on the spool?

Probably a refill, but I'm not sure that matters, since I have had spare original spools for a long time now and never had any issues with a refill jamming. Ironically, the tangle I had on the first A1 came from a complete spool / filament, not a refill.