UpstandingCitizen
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I love the E01. It might be my favorite light of all-time, taking price and real-world usefulness into consideration.
Like everyone else, though, I hate the tint. It's bad.
I'm not a modder but I had an idea after seeing one of Don's epoxy-covered Arc lights (more on that here: http://dmcleish.com/arcAAA-candle/index.html)
My idea: use a large hole-punch and cut out a small circle of Lee tint filer, drop the piece of tint filter on top of an E01's resin dome, and then pour clear epoxy over the tint filter to keep it in place. Results: after the epoxy dries you've got an E01 with better tint, even better protection of the LED, and a more dispersed beam. Seems like a win-win, no?
Has anyone tried this before? If so, can someone recommend a small quantity of epoxy resin (it seems like the hardware store mostly carries it in massive quantities, which I obviously don't need). So far I've found this stuff at Michael's -- maybe I'll give it a go since it's only $15 for 8 oz.
https://www.michaels.com/envirotex-lite-pour-on-high-gloss-finish/M10178984.html#q=epoxy+&start=3
Like everyone else, though, I hate the tint. It's bad.
I'm not a modder but I had an idea after seeing one of Don's epoxy-covered Arc lights (more on that here: http://dmcleish.com/arcAAA-candle/index.html)
My idea: use a large hole-punch and cut out a small circle of Lee tint filer, drop the piece of tint filter on top of an E01's resin dome, and then pour clear epoxy over the tint filter to keep it in place. Results: after the epoxy dries you've got an E01 with better tint, even better protection of the LED, and a more dispersed beam. Seems like a win-win, no?
Has anyone tried this before? If so, can someone recommend a small quantity of epoxy resin (it seems like the hardware store mostly carries it in massive quantities, which I obviously don't need). So far I've found this stuff at Michael's -- maybe I'll give it a go since it's only $15 for 8 oz.
https://www.michaels.com/envirotex-lite-pour-on-high-gloss-finish/M10178984.html#q=epoxy+&start=3