Grimzors Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 is it possible to sand off an led a bit? some of the are popping out a bit of the fret holes, what can i do? also what should i fillt the hole with? clear epoxy? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Can't see why not. You'll need to take it through to some stupid high grit though, so you might want to consider some masking of the surrounding fretboard else you'll end up with some very shiny bits, potentially lower than the rest of the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sambo Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Just be careful! Flat top LED's are usually the best thing to use S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimzors Posted December 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Yea, ill remember that next time, ill try sanding an LED thats not in my board first off to see what my limits are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Usually, you can sand the rounded part flat without getting near the cathode/anode encased inside. The downside is that you will reduce the viewing angle somewhat. Super/ultrabright LEDs look pretty good if you leave the flattened area slightly rough (say, 600-800 grit) so it diffuses light better. Lower output LEDs will show the scratches more. I've been considering using rectangular LEDs in a fretboard for a while. Bit of a PITA for mounting non-side facing items though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimzors Posted December 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 PITA? lol, well its only about 2-3 that stick out majorly, and the otherones are barely out at all, its not even liek a mm, so idk ill test it on a regular one out of the board and see how far i can go.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Ideally they should all be as flat as each other for consistency in brightness and apparent viewing angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimzors Posted December 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 alrighty i will try my best to take care of that, next time ill use the flat LED's or the 1mm ones :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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