Overall what I want is a bright taillight for my bicycle. There are two main directions I'm considering:
1. stock taillights like the planet bike super flash turbo, and/or
2. making my own red glow-stick
First about the stock taillights: the main problem I have with them is I think they're all relatively directional. I can see the merits of that, but it's not what I want. I want a large total volume of light output, but not piercingly focused. Can I make one of these stock blinkies more diffuse? How? I tried a piece of scotch tape on one already and it wasn't diffuse enough. Is clear nail polish my next step?
The other idea I have is making my own glow-stick. I have a neat little 6 inch diffusing wand that I've successfully attached to an old 2aa fenix light. It makes the wand glow super bright white, and on flashing mode it's downright seizure-inducing. I'm interested in ways to make it glow red (or blue 'cause that looks pretty cool too).
I found there apparently used to be an old "gerber foreman" 2aaa light that had switchable heads for green blue white or red. That sounds like it would be great with my wand but I can't find them anymore.
Or I could try finding colored filter plastic sheets to use over the fenix lens to get my colors. It wouldn't be very efficient but maybe that doesn't matter.
Thoughts and other ideas?
1. stock taillights like the planet bike super flash turbo, and/or
2. making my own red glow-stick
First about the stock taillights: the main problem I have with them is I think they're all relatively directional. I can see the merits of that, but it's not what I want. I want a large total volume of light output, but not piercingly focused. Can I make one of these stock blinkies more diffuse? How? I tried a piece of scotch tape on one already and it wasn't diffuse enough. Is clear nail polish my next step?
The other idea I have is making my own glow-stick. I have a neat little 6 inch diffusing wand that I've successfully attached to an old 2aa fenix light. It makes the wand glow super bright white, and on flashing mode it's downright seizure-inducing. I'm interested in ways to make it glow red (or blue 'cause that looks pretty cool too).
I found there apparently used to be an old "gerber foreman" 2aaa light that had switchable heads for green blue white or red. That sounds like it would be great with my wand but I can't find them anymore.
Or I could try finding colored filter plastic sheets to use over the fenix lens to get my colors. It wouldn't be very efficient but maybe that doesn't matter.
Thoughts and other ideas?