briand
Well Known Member
Well I bought my left light from DW and decided to cobble my right one together on my own. As we all know HF sells the fog er I mean landing light for $8.99 a pair and all thats left is some hardware the brkt and last and certainly not least that plexi lens.
I read Chads write up on his homemade kit and was impressed but disappointed that he purchased his lenses when he could have made his own for less.
Its pretty simple (much easier than making a CONE out of a sheat of plexi which I learned to do making a skimmer a couple years back for my reef tank).
Get a sheet of .093 OPTIX from HD and cut to size (about 7"x11"), I used my Makita mitre saw. Place the plexi with the protective plastic removed on the BOTTOM of a clean baking sheet, set the oven for 300 (you might want to wait until your wife or girlfriend goes away first). Wait about 2 minutes after reaching 300 to remove the plexi and the lay it on your LE. I taped a pc. of paper to protect the alum. from scratches (see pic.). I used a damp towel to hold the plexi tight to the LE as it cooled. Thats it.
I read Chads write up on his homemade kit and was impressed but disappointed that he purchased his lenses when he could have made his own for less.
Its pretty simple (much easier than making a CONE out of a sheat of plexi which I learned to do making a skimmer a couple years back for my reef tank).
Get a sheet of .093 OPTIX from HD and cut to size (about 7"x11"), I used my Makita mitre saw. Place the plexi with the protective plastic removed on the BOTTOM of a clean baking sheet, set the oven for 300 (you might want to wait until your wife or girlfriend goes away first). Wait about 2 minutes after reaching 300 to remove the plexi and the lay it on your LE. I taped a pc. of paper to protect the alum. from scratches (see pic.). I used a damp towel to hold the plexi tight to the LE as it cooled. Thats it.