On Thursday, December 19, 2013 9:46:31 AM UTC+13, Adrian wrote:
On Wed, 18 Dec 2013 12:09:50 -0800, Matty F wrote:

Strangely enough I don't buy light
bulbs any more, but I do want some gas mantles (to make LEDs look like
gas lights!)

Camping shop.

The mantles will need to be 5 inches in diameter. I don't think I will find any that big. Besides I don't like working with thorium and cerium.
I will be making a diffuser out of Teflon sheet surrounded by nylon mesh.