Wylie
Enlightened
Here is something that I have tried and I found that it works very well for optics used with low dome L/Ss. I was going to keep this a secret and start making them myself and selling them but I am just too busy. It may sound funny but it works very well. I am sure a lot of you know that batteries have machine pressed plates on the ends of them. Take an old alkaline C (or D as I have not tried the D as of yet) cell battery and pop off the positive conductor plate, the C cells do make a pretty close to prefect fit on the low domes if this is done correctly. With an electric cook top (coil type) or some thing that will heat the machine pressed plate/conductor with some
control of the temperature heat the positive conductor/pressed plate just warm enough to melt an acrylic ball without making to much of the melted material boil or bubble. Take a 3/4 inch acrylic sphere and center it over the bump on the plate/conductor and press down on it while it is heated. Be sure to have the sphere completely centered on the bump because it needs to be to have this work right. The plate conductor will stick to the sphere but it will just snap out easily after it cools enough to touch with your hands, you could use pliers too. You may have to remove some material from the sphere and continue to repress it onto the plate/conductor until it fits tightly.
I believe you will be very pleased with the outcome if this is done correctly.
I would be interested to know just how these measure against other optics that are being produce if any of you out there have the tools to let me know how well my little trick works.
Keeping it real, bright,
Wylie
control of the temperature heat the positive conductor/pressed plate just warm enough to melt an acrylic ball without making to much of the melted material boil or bubble. Take a 3/4 inch acrylic sphere and center it over the bump on the plate/conductor and press down on it while it is heated. Be sure to have the sphere completely centered on the bump because it needs to be to have this work right. The plate conductor will stick to the sphere but it will just snap out easily after it cools enough to touch with your hands, you could use pliers too. You may have to remove some material from the sphere and continue to repress it onto the plate/conductor until it fits tightly.
I believe you will be very pleased with the outcome if this is done correctly.
I would be interested to know just how these measure against other optics that are being produce if any of you out there have the tools to let me know how well my little trick works.
Keeping it real, bright,
Wylie