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serenith #16 20/02/2011 - 18h38

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I have an idea how you could make  thin FIMO balls with an almosti-spherical interior cavity. Well, I didn't invent the technique, it's was originaly used to mold jewelry :

Lost-wax casting

What you do is quite simple :

1- Find a candle and carve yourself a few spheres out of wax. If the wax is too hard, soften it by putting it in hot tap water (which should be around 50C) for 1-2 min. You can then shape them simply using your fingers.

2- Put the shaped wax spheres in the freezer for 10-20min to re-harden them.

3- Using the wax beads as an interior mold, apply a thin layer of FIMO over them.

4- Puncture the FIMO-wax sphere using a small nail or big needle.

5- Cook your FIMO normally on a baking sheet. Orient the balls so that the puncture hole points downward.

The wax should drain out during cooking, leaving you with a thin small fimo ping-pong ball ;-).  Now you only have to drill that puncture hole to the desired LED size.  These thin balls should absorb less light yet still diffuse the light nicely.
thrillhaus #17 18/05/2011 - 07h19

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All this is unnecessary. I have regular narrow beam LEDs and all I did was use sandpaper to rough up the plastic. Provides diffuse lighting right away.

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