Making a UV cannon

[SolDios]

Hey guys quick question.

I'm in the market for a UV cannon and cant find a decently priced one in Australia.

What's to stop me from finding a dead moonflower or something with a large case, removing the old components and chucking a floodlight fitting in there, then putting a high watt blacklight bulb in there and make a reflective cone around it to concentrate the light out in a single direction?

[ThatPartyGuy]

short of burning down a place, nothing

lol jk.

as long as you take into consideration heat, power and safety.. should be fine.

main concern would be finding a UV bulb that i'll fit and same wattage.

using it for gigs?

[SolDios]

Yeah I want something that provides some bulk light for the lasers without drowning them out.

Does my theory of using reflective material around the bulb to re-direct the light to focus out one point work? I'm just hoping it will actually shine pretty far on the dancefloor.

[ThatPartyGuy]

something i'd just say is use something non conductive and isn't easily flammable as the reflective surface.

but it it was me doing it'd yolo a bit rofl.

using a reflective surface will increase the range of the light as for focusing it on an area, you'd probably need a reflective type cylinder around the front of the outside to make it more of a beam.

[ThatPartyGuy]

something like dis i think.

[OxyKon]

Why do I look at that image and see something dirty

Penetration.jpg

[ThatPartyGuy]

Why do I look at that image and see something dirty

Penetration.jpg

detachable penis

[SolDios]

something like dis i think.

Exactly what I was planning to do

[Kodiak]

Could buy a metal mixing bowl and cut a hole through the bottom to put your cable. Already shiny, bowl shaped to direct light forward and won't light up.

Will look dodgy as fuck and if I ever saw you set that up at my place I'd sure as shit make you take it down so you can't use it.

[ThatPartyGuy]

bowl is a good idea. spray paint that shit and look less dodgy lol

[SolDios]

Could buy a metal mixing bowl and cut a hole through the bottom to put your cable. Already shiny, bowl shaped to direct light forward and won't light up.

Will look dodgy as fuck and if I ever saw you set that up at my place I'd sure as shit make you take it down so you can't use it.

I'm gona buy a dead moonflower and take the old guts out. Can mount the bowl shit inside the shell and have it pointing out.

Will look hella neat.

[SolDios]

A dead one of these is what il build it in

[Mitch]

I'd personally pay extra and get a UV cannon as it will look 100x more pro

[BeatLeSS]

DIY for the win!

[eggssell]

do it. make a video too.

no teef