Lenses - Does anyone know whewe i can find them?
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- michaelwhittmann
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Lenses - Does anyone know whewe i can find them?
any member or vendor sell various diameter ( probably in millimeters ) lenses?
all my hls could use them.
thx.
all my hls could use them.
thx.
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Re: Lenses - Does anyone know whewe i can find them?
Buy some Perspex sheet and make them. Or find somewhere that will print them in clear resin
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Re: Lenses - Does anyone know whewe i can find them?
There's this vendor on aliexpress: PMM Racing Store. Not a huge size choice and not super detailed, but it's a pretty lean market. Raminator prints awesome ones but I'm not sure if he's in the selling market. He could be a zillionaire by now...hint hint!
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Re: Lenses - Does anyone know whewe i can find them?
Are you referring to headlight lenses, or periscope lenses. Mr Tank-A-Lot has an excellent tutorial in his quick build Leopard thread.
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Re: Lenses - Does anyone know whewe i can find them?
Just Friday (10-10-24) I got a "Mini Dapping Set With 6 Sided Block And 12 Punches" from Amazon here in the U.S. It wasn't expensive, so I though I might be able to make domed shapes with it. I do not know if clear plastic of any kind will stretch well (if heated some?) to create clear lenses using this dapping set but I figured that at least I could make domed or dished shapes, even in thin brass sheet. Does anyone know if Perspex Sheet or some other clear material might be warmed an "dapped"?
Oh, and, yes, our great Raminator has made some lenses, but I am thousands of km/mi. away.
Oh, and, yes, our great Raminator has made some lenses, but I am thousands of km/mi. away.
Re: Lenses - Does anyone know whewe i can find them?
I do print them with the PMMA (real plexiglass).
Leaving some structure on them.
Its possible to ship them in the envelope, so shipping is cheap.
Leaving some structure on them.
Its possible to ship them in the envelope, so shipping is cheap.
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Re: Lenses - Does anyone know whewe i can find them?
Those look incredible!
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Re: Lenses - Does anyone know whewe i can find them?
50koruny, I sure could use lenses of various sizes. I could measure up the sizes (in mm). And the other detail parts could be useful, too. Do you have prices for this handwork?
Re: Lenses - Does anyone know whewe i can find them?
It depends o the shape, size, amount etc.
So its hard to make some pricing list for that.
So its hard to make some pricing list for that.