[SML] Plastic for practicals

[Joe]

Thanks for the ideas Mr. Durand.  But, in regard to a coating, had done some shrink-wrap on a lantern I made, though it wrinkled a lot.  I looked, but didn't find a good coating to paint on. I am guessing if I could get a less viscous version of silicone, that would be one option.
I considered  taking off the glass, as you suggested. And perhaps get one of those battery-operated toy gag bulbs, to get the bulb part.  However, I know that OLEDs are very sensitive to moisture in the air. And I don't know the kind of LEDs used in the ones that have the visible "filaments". So, they may deliberately be choosing glass, and fill it with something that is OK for an OLED.

But, regardless of the above, Bruce Cooper's recommendation of the "shatterproof" ones is perfect. And they seem to have many styles of shatterproof. 

<https://www.paperlanternstore.com/products/led-filament-plastic-led-light-bulb-s14-shatterproof >
Now that I know shatterproof is my key word, I can find them many places. Home Depot has some.

-Joe 

    On Monday, February 15, 2021, 12:02:29 PM EST, Jerry Durand via Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:  
 
  Could just dip glass lights in anti-shatter plastic coating.
 
 Or remove the glass from an LED light and replace with a plastic bubble.  I assume it doesn't have to be perfect unless it's really close to the audience.
 
 On 2/14/21 8:56 PM, Joe via Stagecraft wrote:
  
 
 I am trying to avoid glass on stage, as much as possible. And in Diary of Anne Frank, we want to have some practicals on stage.  I've chosen a table lamp that is metal, and even made a ceiling light fixture that is from a plastic cut-glass type of bowl, but the light bulb is now the issue.  In both fixtures, the bulb itself is somewhat visible.
  
  I have seen LED bulbs that had plastic lenses, but those have an opaque lower half, and the light only comes out the upper half. 
 
 
  
   
  All the other one's I've been able to examine, use glass. 
  Does anyone know of LED bulbs, that aren't obviously LED bulbs, have plastic lenses? I slightly prefer clear, but frosted is OK as well. And of course, must be dimmable. (I know they won't dim smoothly down to 0). 
  -Joe
   
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