Re: Your Leaf Project...

[david merten]

Oh the 80's, fiber optics and lava lamps. 

I have been wanting to try some Timeplast filament for a while now. They advertise a filament optimized for light transmission, so I ordered some last night. Will be interesting to see if it performs as good as they advertise. They make some pretty wild claims about their filaments ( Andy was making fun of them on a podcast when they were doing a stock offering ).

 Intill it arrives I will experiment with clear pctg through a .8 nozzel.

 I am working on making the "viens" of a leaf that can transmit the light of a rgb led into the "leaf". The viens will then get over molded with soft material. 

Has this been done before? Maybe,  but it is quite different from the fiber optic creations of yesterday. 

                      David

On Thu, Aug 13, 2026, 8:26 AM Kurt <kurt.the...@gmail.com> wrote:

So - I was telling my co-worker about what we were talking about last night - and your Leaf project. 

He always Loves to Bash people's ideas and Claim it's ALREADY BEEN Done!

So - he sent me this link:  Vintage 1980's Fiber Optic Color Changing Flowers Light up Lamp With Music Box, All Working, 14.5" Tall - Etsy

And also these pics:

Then also this Video:   

Do with it as you will. But, be Sure - if you reply back to me - Reply to All - since the Bot-Guy email addy - is new and I almost never read it...

-K