Make a DIY Fiber Optic Star Ceiling
Fiber optics are just plain amazing. They carry data at ridiculous speeds and have a whole assortment of lighting possibilities too. There are a few main types of fiber optics including end glow and side glow (pretty self explanatory) and cheap on Ebay. It’s perfect for custom lighting solutions from ambient lighting to case mods. This DIYer placed thousands of strands throughout his ceiling to create his own solar system and outstanding custom lighting. Check out the features of the project:
Fun Facts about the project:
- Over 11,000 feet of fiber optics will have been used
- There are over 350 constellation stars using .75mm fiber
- There are over 600 milky way stars using .50mm fiber
- The virtual sky is 10′x12′
- 36 .75mm fibers make up one shooting star and travels over 12′
- It took over 40 hours to pull & thread all the stars
Learn how to build your own and see some of our other fiber optics projects.
More ways to use fiber optics: For more outstanding lighting, see el wire.
