Somewhere I saw where someone was comparing his LED flashlight to his UV goo curing factory lights ...he liked the flashlight better....Do regular LED bulbs cure fly tying goo?
Will LED lights cure
Somewhere I saw where someone was comparing his LED flashlight to his UV goo curing factory lights ...he liked the flashlight better....Do regular LED bulbs cure fly tying goo?
Don't quote me, but I do not think LED will cure UV Goo. I think it has to be UV. Someone will let us know soon.
Warren
Fly fishing and fly tying are two things that I do, and when I am doing them, they are the only 2 things I think about. They clear my mind.
If you get a UV LED flashlight it will work. I bought one off ebay last year for about $10. A regular white LED flashlight doesn't work. If you get a UV one, be careful not to shine it in your eyes...
Ted
White light LEDs wont cure the UV cured epoxies. You need a different wavelength of light.
Like tedshuck said, you need UV LEDs. Of the top of my head, you need something in the 400nm range.
I got this 6 or 7 years ago for curing UV Knotsense on ebay. $1.50 shipped from a beauty supply store in China. I guess they use them to cure nail polish or something like that. Have never tried LED...
For your interest...
http://www.azbythefly.com/articles/g...ght-comparison
I read the linked article and he specifies at the beginning they were all UV LED flashlights. As has been said before a regular LED flashlight for lighting purposes is the wrong wavelength. The UV lights have LED bulbs yet they are in the UV wavelength. I actually picked up a UV laser pointer that I use for curing my UV resins.
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"
Kelly is correct, all of the flashlights in my article are UV LED flashlights...
Some were multiple LED, and the Solarez a single CREE Style LED...
Kelly, there must be a difference in laser pointer wave lengths also since I have a couple and have tried them on UV and no setting effect at all.
Yes, mine has a specific UV wavelength thus making it a most excellent choice for curing UV resin. I was so impressed I bought a second as a backup.Originally Posted by vicrider
Tight Lines,
Kelly.
"There will be days when the fishing is better than one's most optimistic forecast, others when it is far worse. Either is a gain over just staying home."
Roderick Haig-Brown, "Fisherman's Spring"
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