Hey, thanks for the comment. Yes, I noticed that if you go to home improvement or some other places they want you to purchase an entire kit for lighting rather than components so I had trouble at first designing a light. Then I found a supplier downtown that had shelves full of exactly what I needed. I did sort of want advice but I just read the labels carefully to make sure I had enough to at least get a light working.
What I'd like for my next light is a housing that can be screwed onto a 1/2 plumbing fixture. It doesn't exist. Previously I had gotten one housing for an exterior light but the threads didn't quite match. I sanded down the threads a bit so I could at least get a couple turns in before it bound up but still had to find my power source at that supply store. So glad they were there as I was stumped.
I'm thinking can take an aluminum light housing that has too small of a female end and then rethread it for plumbing. Then install my own LED mini bulb and wiring. But, I want this one to have a controller that can be timed and change colors like an aquarium light.
I made a happy mistake last time when I accidentally broke my large glass store bought lens for outdoor lighting. For a couple days I mourned the loss but then decided to cast a resin lens. I added micro glitter and it worked perfectly to spread the light much better and provide a pleasant glow.
For the aluminum housing I turned an olive wood housing to cover that to match the sculpture.
Awesome! Many LED light ropes have sophisticated controllers. Look on ebay. You can also use Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32 micro controllers and what not to control the LEDs. Ebay also sells inexpensive power supplies for LED ropes too. I have a 10 amp 24 volt supply I bought and it was under $30. Good luck!
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