Something is wrong with my star ceiling. The light coming from the fibers are far dimmer from an angle than underneath the panels. Smaller stars can't even been seen from the other side of the room.
I ran individual fibers to each light point, affixed them into place with low-temp hot glue and then snipped them flush with the panel. I used diagonal wire cutters to do the cutting. In the process of gluing them into place a couple of the smaller fibers did get melty so that's not the way to go for Try #2. I'll probably just use caulk for the second attempt.
However, that does nothing for the problem that the fibers seem to only emit light straight out. Any pointers? The only guides I've seen say to either cut the fibers or to leave 1/4" inch at the end. Some guides say to use scissors, but that would leave the end flat, which would probably make this worse.
Perhaps I should rough up the ends with some sandpaper? Any pointers?
I ran individual fibers to each light point, affixed them into place with low-temp hot glue and then snipped them flush with the panel. I used diagonal wire cutters to do the cutting. In the process of gluing them into place a couple of the smaller fibers did get melty so that's not the way to go for Try #2. I'll probably just use caulk for the second attempt.
However, that does nothing for the problem that the fibers seem to only emit light straight out. Any pointers? The only guides I've seen say to either cut the fibers or to leave 1/4" inch at the end. Some guides say to use scissors, but that would leave the end flat, which would probably make this worse.
Perhaps I should rough up the ends with some sandpaper? Any pointers?
