Homemade candler, any ideas?

[thatduckguyy]

Can't find a stong enough flashlight, is there anything I can construct?
Please if you can, post pictures aswell!

 

[darkmatter]

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Can't find a strong enough flashlight? Then you haven't tried a Maglite with the LED bulb. (get a four D cell or larger)

 

[thatduckguyy]

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Can't find a strong enough flashlight? Then you haven't tried a Maglite with the LED bulb. (get a four D cell or larger)

Well, I'm not going to go out buying every flashlight and testing it.

 

[thatduckguyy]

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Can't find a strong enough flashlight? Then you haven't tried a Maglite with the LED bulb. (get a four D cell or larger)

I guess I'll try that, thanks.

 

[reereechickens]

Hi! I just bought a new flashlight from Lowes. It is an LED with 90 or 100 lumens which is real bright. I then put some self stick felt with a hole cut out in the center covering the lens part. It works awesome! I paid $25. But it is the "lumens" number is what is important.

HTH

 

[Denninmi]

I have one of these, and it works great for everything except eggs with REALLY dark, brown shells (button quail).

http://www.google.com/products/cata...ei=rsEyTo6hGoO1sQKr97ydCw&ved=0CJoBEPMCMAc4Cg

I don't think it cost this much, though. It was given to me, but I'm sure my sister. She got it probably at Target, and I doubt she would have paid that much for it. Probably more like $25 tops. So, I'd shop around.

That thing is BRIGHT. Hurts your eyes to look directly into the beams.

 

[Arielle]

I saw someones design yesterday--100 watt bulb with metal shade and then added foil lined cardboard with a hole for candling to enclose the bulb. Seems the card board was taped on the shade, foil side in to increase the bouncing of light beams.

 

[chickens friend]

If you have a lava lamp then take the base and get a plastic cup and put duck tape around the cup, and fasten the cup upside down on top of the lava lamp base, then take a knife and cut a small hole in the bottom of the cup for the light to shine through. This is how I candle my eggs and the light is super bright and works great.

 

[thatduckguyy]

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Thanks a lot, I'll go check it out