Cheap leak light
I have just made a very cheap, very effective leak light. To make it you need:
1 Mini Mag light
1 roll of electrical tape
1 can of some kind of spray on adhesive that is super tacky
1 12x12 inch square of silk (thick silk.)
1 shop cloth (go to a shucks store, they are red and used for wiping up anything in the garage
About 3 feet of nylon cord
About 6 inches of fine gauge copper wire (20 or more.)
File folder
A piece of tin foil.
*Make sure that the light will fit past your octave mechanism, this will not work for sopranos, will work for some altos, and will work for all tenors to my knowledge.
1. Start by masking removing the beam adjuster masking the Mag Light with masking tape at the ends where you need the parts to unscrew, and then spray the glue all over the flash light
2. Remove the tape, wait for glue to dry for about 15 seconds, and then apply precut shop cloth that matches the size of the flash light. Put masking tape around it so that it makes a tight fit around the flashlight, let dry for about an hour.
3. Again mask all places that need to unscrew. Spray the leak light with glue again, remove tape
4. Let dry for about 20 seconds, and then apply the precut piece of silk that will slightly over lap the width of the shop cloth. (Make sure it is really tight.) Use a lot of rubber bands to hold it in place. Let it dry for about a day.
5. cut 3 pieces of copper wire about 4 inches in length, totally cover them with electrical tape, secure them to the sides of the flash light at the end with the light (not too far up or the reflector will be too short with electrical tape, try and make them equal distances apart, wrap the tape as tightly as possible with out ripping the silk off. *If you are unsure if the length will be enough, make the wires extra long, and trim them down later.
6. Cut out a piece of file folder that will fit down your sax, spray with glue, wait for about 30 seconds, then set the piece of folder on top of the foil, glue side down, then rip off excess foil. *Make sure it will fit past the octave mechanism.
7. Make a cradle out of the wire attached to the leak light that will hold that reflector you just made, make sure there is about 2 inches of wire before the reflector so that the big keys can be illuminated fully. *Bend wire in so that the reflector can not move.
8. you are almost done, put a piece of nylon cord about 3 and a half feet long through the hole in the battery cap in the end, tie a knot around the end of the cap, then put a piece of split tape around the cord. Fold the end of the cord over the cap, and tape the cord down to the middle of the cap, make sure it is very secure. Put a thick layer of tape around the cap of the flashlight so it can’t scratch anything, Then put a thick layer of tape around the threads on the flash light that used to hold the beam adjuster.
You now have made a very effective, very cheap leak light. Mine cost about 25 dollars, the regular ones cost about 200.
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