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    I knew it

    I don't throw hardly anything away and I've struggled to find a use for plastic coffee cans.
    Cut a hole in the bottom>inserted bulb thru it and screwed it in...instant snoot.
    Ya gotta use LED bulbs...no heat emitted.

    I knew it

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    Re: I knew it

    I would be tempted to get a can of black matte spray paint and paint the interior of the container, unless you want a red colour cast in your light.

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    Re: I knew it

    That's on the agenda...just wanted to make sure heat wasn't a problem.

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    Re: I knew it

    Quote Originally Posted by chauncey View Post
    I don't throw hardly anything away and I've struggled to find a use for plastic coffee cans.
    Cut a hole in the bottom>inserted bulb thru it and screwed it in...instant snoot.
    Ya gotta use LED bulbs...no heat emitted.

    I knew it
    I use LED floods too.

    For better quality, may I suggest Colombian

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    Re: I knew it

    The only other comment I have is that your snoot has a very large diameter, so you will be casting a fairly broad beam.

    This is a shot of the one I own and the outlet diameter is 5cm / 2".

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    Normally one wants a very narrow beam of light. But who am I to say; experiment away!

    The hottest part of my LED light is the voltage convertor ciruitry and it really doesn't get all that warm.

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    Re: I knew it

    Manfred...what it that thing? Haven't seen it before.

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    Re: I knew it

    Quote Originally Posted by chauncey View Post
    Manfred...what it that thing? Haven't seen it before.
    It's a commercially produced snoot.

    Material - sheet metal (steel) with a matte black paint job.

    http://paulcbuff.com/lmsnt.php


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    Used to cast a narrow beam of light. In this case, I used a blue gel in the shot.


    Same equipment, but slightly different setup to get this shot:

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    Re: I knew it

    You can easily make DIY kits mimicking these Honl speed grids. In a couple of minutes I made a couple of various lengths with various size straws and cereal boxes. There are for flash units, but something similar can be made for your lighting gear.

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    Re: I knew it

    Nice.

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    Re: I knew it

    Venzer, I think I have this one site saved in my drafts box.

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    Re: I knew it

    Venser...lots of diy folks use Pringles chips tubes filled with straws.

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    Re: I knew it

    So what if you put the lid on it, Chaunce, with a hole cut in it? You could even put your Pringle’s can in the lid, or a toilet paper/paper towel tube filled with straws?

    But you gotta lose the red interior color for sure.

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    Re: I knew it

    Before I do anything else with this project...does the length of the snoot tube affect anything?
    I would think that the longer and narrower the tube would tend to more focus the light...?

    PS...Gonna coat the inside with black tape.

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    Re: I knew it

    The one on my snoot is 2-3/4" long x 2" in diameter.

    Essentially you want it as short as possible, so as to minimize any light loss, plus long enough so that there are no "hot spots" from the light source.

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