Recent content by r2tincan

Here is how my costume turned out... Thanks to everyone for their help! 16AA's lasted three nights of going out... My hardest part is/was getting the hub to stick to the back of the costume. How is everyone doing that? Thanks!!

So wait.... The inverter I purchased takes 656 mAh input, and does 219 mAh output, and I'm powering let's say 144sq/inches of light tape, I'd need 17 size N radioshack batteries for my lights to stay on for 1 hour? What? How am I supposed to power this?

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So I have some EL questions... I orderd tape from this company light tape, they sent me EL tape coated in this clear plastic stuff, it's kinda thick. I think they said this is to keep it from being exposed to moisture. For the film, it looks like they didn't use it. Can I strip off this clear...

So does anyone have emergency disk mount solutions? Looks like Aradani studios is down... I need a way to mount my disk! ahhhh

Has anyone found any screen-accurate disk holders? That can ship ASAP (today or tomorroW?)

I'm making a KEvin Flynn robe too... what did you use for the light holder in the back? Also, are you using EL wire? I thought I saw you posting about EL tape. What thickness EL tape do you think the robe should have?

Okay I'm super new to this site and to costume building in general. I'm doing Kevin Flynn's black costume for halloween so it's much more simplified than what a lot of you guys are doing but I have some questions. 1. I can solder but I know nothing about electronics. How do I guage what I...