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DIY Studio Lights - How to Build Your Own!

2018-09-11

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Light your videos better with these DIY YouTube Studio Lights!

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Parts links:

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Daylight & Warm White LEDs:

Amazon: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32923027176.html

eBay US: https://ebay.us/8IRMoK

eBay UK: https://ebay.us/WdM9eK

Ice Blue LEDs:

eBay: https://ebay.us/4wt9EG

Dimmers:

eBay US: https://ebay.us/mdcLO8

eBay UK: https://ebay.us/ozVP0D

Diffusion Sheet:

eBay: https://ebay.us/JMeEZe

Nutsert Tool: https://amzn.to/2x5DDQt

SVG templates for the arches, for if you have a 3D printer or CNC: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ATgC25wW247UsKvhNwhZ7i69Fi_kFAmJ

Circuit diagram: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1k8SzvalR8EIzHwoxpPt_Jt0wdUiNNZgU

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shaped like a half cylinder for maximum diffusion
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cut down a sheet of aluminium into strips
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drill four holes along each edge
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drill two holes at the top and bottom of each sheet
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achieve the wide range of color temperatures
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add a layer of insulating electrical tape to the top
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add some dubs of hot glue to their edges every 15 centimeters
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mark out a semicircle
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use some medium thickness acetate
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use two strips of low-density pvc
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bend the acetate along the marked grooves
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using countersink m4 screws
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mount them on a light stand
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