Russ Hewitt
Member
I have an interest in setting up a strobe light on my lathe. I have read the pros and cons and would like to try it on a limited basis on some winged bowls.
I know just enough about electricity and electronics to be dangerous to myself. Can anyone recommend a fairly easy to make a set-up and where to get the components for this kind of project. I have a variety of magnets and reed switches to use as a trigger. All of the strobes that I found are lacking any type of an input for a trigger. All have some type of built-in flash generator.
I have tried using LEDs. They do function, but are way too dim and directional to be of any real use.
PS. I did a search of this site and found a lot of information about strobes, but nothing about the actual components or where to get them.
I know just enough about electricity and electronics to be dangerous to myself. Can anyone recommend a fairly easy to make a set-up and where to get the components for this kind of project. I have a variety of magnets and reed switches to use as a trigger. All of the strobes that I found are lacking any type of an input for a trigger. All have some type of built-in flash generator.
I have tried using LEDs. They do function, but are way too dim and directional to be of any real use.
PS. I did a search of this site and found a lot of information about strobes, but nothing about the actual components or where to get them.