Throwing plastic at chains - and, mostly, dyeing the plastic first.
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Giving the @mvpdiscsports Axiom proxy a whirl. I’ve seen @simon_lizotte throw it too well too many times.
This dye turned out great, nearly perfect - ended up with some bleeding on the white border:( It took 5 layers, including a glue bed, floetrol cells, painting, and spinning.
Black lives matter. @streamlinediscs Lift.
Trying out the @streamlinediscs echo
@streamlinediscs drift, with a cute black billy goat
A glow eagle for a buddy - @disco___biscuit stencil
Here’s a second go at a chameleon dye bed - I pulled it too soon and the colors aren’t as deep as I’d like - but I still love the style. This @mvpdiscsports Terra is starting to compete with my trusty firebird…
Another @eric_mccabe Truth. This time in Fuzion plastic. The base color ended up wayyy darker than I wanted, but it’s still pretty slick in the sun.
Replacing my used-to-be-trusty-but-now-turns-over @eric_mccabe Truth with a new LucidX chameleon dye. I’ve done a dye with this cowboybebop stencil in the past - but I sold it (and regretted it). Well, I loved it so much, I needed one for myself…
This was a second iteration of my chameleon dye - happy with it, but no where near as slick as the first. This @mvpdiscsports Pyro might just replace my trust EMAC Truth this season… And with the fire theme, I threw a Charmeleon, Calsifer, and This is fine Dog on there for fun 🔥
Another new @streamlinediscs disc to cycle into my bag next season. This time a trusty Stabilizer, with my very first chameleon dye and a gorillaz stencil dye.
Building up my bag for 2023 - this time cycling in this new @streamlinediscs Runway.
This was my first black stencil dye and I’m real happy with it :) This @daftpunk @streamlinediscs
Pilot is going right into my bag.
These are the 4 discs I dyed for the 1st place winners in the St. Albans Museum Sap Tap! It’s a 1 round, amateur, charity doubles tournament, hosted at Hard’Ack. Come play with me this Saturday, 9/24 @ 2pm!
So long, space cowboy… This stenciled Star Roc3 is 🔥. If I wasn’t so loyal to my EMAC Truth, this would have been instantly bagged!
Shout out to @haraldmdq for letting me use their sticker design as a stencil! Go check their store out, it’s loaded with unique pop culture merch.
I know it’s not a dyed disc, but it holds ‘em! I made this box to charge up my discs while I play glow rounds this winter. The UV lights turn off when the lid is open so it doesn’t blind you and the red LEDs are dimmable. It’s powered by a rechargable battery and lasts for 5 hours. Can’t wait to try it out for real this week! 🌕🥏⛳🌌
A portable, rechargeable UV-charging box for glow discs - with built-in red night-vision lights and a shoulder strap. Originally posted to /r/discgolf.
The box in all its glory! The UV lights are normally off when the lid is open (to stop you from blinding yourself). The switch is taped down for this photo.
There are UV LED strips between each disc. I spray painted the inside silver to help reflect the UV light on all sides of the disc.
It’s powered by a removable, 12v, 3000mAh, rechargeable battery. I added a 45-degree mirror so you can easily see the current charge level.
The red LEDs are dimmable and are on both sides. No more pulling out my phone flashlight to make sure I don’t trip, and I get to keep those night eyes :)
The left slider controls the UV brightness (if you’re trying to conserve battery). The middle dial controls the red LEDs. The lid-switch is on the left, held down by a paintbrush.
I salvaged a shoulder strap from an old camera bag - it sits right on my hip, which is perfect. I was really happy with how comfortable it is to carry. (I’m 6’5” for reference.)
I made sure that the straps wouldn’t stop you from opening the box while wearing it.
This was the original prototype I made months ago. The final product was only slightly larger.
Shoulder strap included! :D
Here are both compared to each other.
And both open.
Between each disc are two plexiglass sheets with UV LED strips stuck to them.
The lights were placed so that they charged the disc on the opposite side, and the strips didn’t block each other.
Making these took the longest time, especially the wire-cutting and soldering…
This was my first test-charge.
Yup. That worked.
It’s not a perfectly even charge - but they’re super bright. I hope that they get jostled while being carried, resulting in an even charge.
I bought a 3D printer recently, and this was its first big project. Almost all the internals are 3D printed (plexiglass guides, disc holders, dimmer switch mounts, battery cage, etc.).
Rechargeable Glow-Disc BoxDecided to strip some stamps after I dyed them. Pretty neat effect with that mutant!
The origin was just too dark - I stopped halfway through stripping when I realized there was silver underneath!
The mutant was damaged and was coming off with my fingers… I think it still looks sick with the muted stamp 😎
Take 2 of cells turned out pretty good. Still chasing a mental image, but this is killer in its own right.
Star @eveliinasalonen Destroyer - Innova
2nd generation of the bed coming up next…
Smuggler’s Notch Swirlies
ESP Zone - Discraft
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