Big Bang Bar

[SpecialwhenLit]

All it took was one piece of rod from Tap Plastics and a heat gun.
I began by finding a shipping tube just slightly bigger then the tube on
BBB. Next, I slowly heat the rod and gradually wrap it around the tube
being careful not to overheat and cause bubbling.

The install was as easy as screwing in a light bulb.

The rod is the florescent type and makes a pink/purple color when
under the black light. I attempted to light the rod at one end but the light
only made it past a couple of turns.

I think it looks great and is rather unique.

<Futurama> Did I hear someone say rings are cool? </Futurama>

Evan K.
Seattle, WA.
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BBB #49

[awarner]

Very Cool Evan!!!

Good to see people coming up with cool ideas!

-Al-
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[BBB94]

Nice! It looks like you got the winding spacing really even - at least from that angle...any special trick or technique that you used to accomplish that?

[litz]

Very cool idea. Would it look even better if the end was hidden under the bottom of the tube?
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Ken S

[awarner]

My guess is that flash photography makes the end look worse than in regular light. You prolly don't notice it much normally...
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[BBB94]

I'd be interested to see what it looks like with the spiral running the opposite direction (more perpendicular to the slots/vents) - as opposed to nearly parallel. That might catch less black light though.

So, those of you using rings, and now spirals, are you getting ball hangs? I've only played a few dozen games and have had several airballs get stuck to the left of the tube. A cabinet slap pops it down into the wire-form, so it is not a ball/game ender. Just wondering how the tube mods are affecting game play.

[awarner]

I hate to say this, but I haven't played it or anything else in my gameroom for like 2 weeks. The holidays have really kept me doing other things. I think I've remembered one hang because of the rings though. I know I've had two or three land on the ramp as it was before the rings.

-Al-
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[SpecialwhenLit]

Yeah, I'm still considering lighting the end of the rod. That's why it's still raw and not trimmed up. My thinking is a couple lit turns could add a nice accent to the end of the tube. Multi-color of course. I'm still tinkering with it. I'm also making a topper out of the rods. Sort of like a neon sign of the logo. Neat stuff. Kind of like glass blowing. Give it a try.

Evan K.
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BBB #49

[BBB94]

A UV LED at one end might have a pretty dramatic effect - for the tube or topper.

If you could tie it into the UV tube in the back, it would be mode specific.