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Hello Summer!
First, I'd like to commend you on your use of "shazaminess"....A very
bold statement, if I may say so myself!
Fiber....Hmmmmm.....We have one from wayyyyy back when here, a
huuuugggggeeeee horsetail about 8' or so, but unfortunately I don't know
where it came from...I'll ask around...
In the meantime~
You've probably been there already, but I'd be remiss if I didn't bring
'em up...
http://www.fiberopticproducts.com/
OK, this one has some 78" pieces, but they are expensive, and might not
exactly be what you're looking for...So be forewarned!
http://www.flaghouse.com/NEWITEM_List_Main.asp?strCatalog=%5Ba-z%5D&Keyw
ord=&strKeywords=SNOEZELEN+Fiber+Optics&itemnum=&Search=GO!
Hmmmm, it looks like they might have one that is close to what you need,
but it's jacketed....With a swiss army knife (or wire strippers) and a
MacGuyver attitude, could you peel back the jacketing pretty easily? I
can't imagine it'd be tooooo hard, but on the other hand, I'm not the
one plunking down cash for it...
http://www.tprlights.com/fibercable/
You could also contact someone who works with fiber in theater types
settings ~ perhaps give Lightspeed a call? They may have some good
thoughts on where to go/how much they are/etc. Contact info below...
http://www.lightspeeddesign.com/clients.html
Kirk Melby
Lightspeed Design Group
1611 116th Ave. NE
Suite 112
Bellevue, WA 98004 USA
Voice: 425.637.2818
Cel: 425.269.8829
Fax: 425.696.0115
Email: Kirk Melby
One last place - they use a lot of fiber optics to light spas/hot
tubs...You may be able to get what you need through a supplier locally,
or at least *see* what you may be ordering online....
Best wishes, and thanks for the pleasant diversion!
Samson
Sam Dean
Science Specialist
COSI Toledo
1 Discovery Way
Toledo, OH 43604
41°39'N 83°32'W
www.cositoledo.org
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From: Summer Smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 12:11 PM
Subject: Fiber Optic Bundle - A Call to (Refr)Action!
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Hello, vast sea of equipmental expertise, I salute you:
I'm looking for a replacement for our fiber optic bundle in a
light/optics program. There are no markings on it; I've looked online,
and such items seem few and far between. Here's exactly what we're
looking for:
Fibers between .5 and 1.0 mm in diameter
Fibers 4-5 feet long
Fibers unjacketed
About 300-500 fibers
Bound at one end securely, aligned perfectly
The other ends are unbounded
And the clincher? It looks like a horse's tail.
I don't know if what we have is "actual" fiber optic cable. Are these
available pre-fab? I've contacted a few fiber optics companies, and
they offer a kit for producing networks, not necessarily demonstration
tools. The only place I've seen these big bundles is in science museum
programs/demos.
The major science supply companies sell "fiber optic demo kits," but the
ones I've spied are not large-scale enough. I'm looking for huge,
auditorium-show shazaminess.
Maybe I'll just pick up one of those "fiber optic dome" things and
dismantle it.
Any help would be appreciated, if you "opt" to do so...
<grin>
-Summer
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