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    Franco Darioli
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    @franco

    Locale: Gauche, CU.

    At another forum someone was asking about a lantern (the Black Diamond was a popular suggestion) but I thought of adapting a torch.
    The idea of using a ping pong ball came to mind, later discovering that of course it has been done before.
    Anyway, I made my own and here it is :

    Torch lantern
    That is with the setting on low , on a long exposure you would be able to get a better idea of the light output but it just shows the even spread.
    The ping pong ball works well because the skin is very thin.

    torch lantern 1
    I made the hole a bit smaller than the torch diameter so that the edges can be pushed in to form a bit of a collar.
    The "sleeve" if from Tyvek , glued with PVA.
    Difficulty from 1 to 5 : 0.5 (about my level)

    Edited, as usual, to add photos

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    Daryl and Daryl
    BPL Member

    @lyrad1

    Locale: Pacific Northwest, USA, Earth

    I like it. Looks like street lamps in our neighborhood.

    Also liked the humor. (i.e. Difficulty from 1 to 5 : 0.5 (about my level)

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