Most Ingenious Chicken Design Contest
This is my second invention that I use all the time.
The candler I bought just wasn't bright enough for anything other than a white or light tinted egg. So I went to the store and bought the brightest LED light I could find, 144 lumens. It worked well but was flat so it was difficult to get a seal on the eggshell and not lose most of the light concentration. Also, the edge was quite hard with a sharp edge, so I had to be careful to not bump and crack my egg.
I needed to find a way to make a collar around the end of the light so the egg could fit into a recessed area. Then I thought of this!
It's a couple of inches of black foam pipe insulation. It slips right over the end of the flashlight and the egg just barely fits into the hole so I get a good seal to the egg. It cost .97 cents for a six foot length, so the piece I used costs about .04 cents. It cuts easily with scissors and literally took a second to fashion into what I needed.
The insulation comes in many sizes, I plan to experiment with using it to cushion eggs for shipment.
Deb
This is my second invention that I use all the time.
The candler I bought just wasn't bright enough for anything other than a white or light tinted egg. So I went to the store and bought the brightest LED light I could find, 144 lumens. It worked well but was flat so it was difficult to get a seal on the eggshell and not lose most of the light concentration. Also, the edge was quite hard with a sharp edge, so I had to be careful to not bump and crack my egg.
I needed to find a way to make a collar around the end of the light so the egg could fit into a recessed area. Then I thought of this!
It's a couple of inches of black foam pipe insulation. It slips right over the end of the flashlight and the egg just barely fits into the hole so I get a good seal to the egg. It cost .97 cents for a six foot length, so the piece I used costs about .04 cents. It cuts easily with scissors and literally took a second to fashion into what I needed.
The insulation comes in many sizes, I plan to experiment with using it to cushion eggs for shipment.
Deb
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