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Rifle ScopesIlluminated Reticles............how do they do it?
Re: Illuminated Reticles............how do they do it?
The glass blanks are etched with a chemical process using a mask. After they are etched they are filled with a Titanium Dioxide paste so they will light up with an LED. John III
Re: Illuminated Reticles............how do they do it?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JBW#3</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The glass blanks are etched with a chemical process using a mask. After they are etched they are filled with a Titanium Dioxide paste so they will light up with an LED. John III </div></div>
Well if we knew it were that simple, we would have been doing this in the kitchen sink a long time ago!!
Re: Illuminated Reticles............how do they do it?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DP425</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JBW#3</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The glass blanks are etched with a chemical process using a mask. After they are etched they are filled with a Titanium Dioxide paste so they will light up with an LED. John III </div></div>
Well if we knew it were that simple, we would have been doing this in the kitchen sink a long time ago!!
Re: Illuminated Reticles............how do they do it?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kill_goose</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DP425</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JBW#3</div><div class="ubbcode-body">The glass blanks are etched with a chemical process using a mask. After they are etched they are filled with a Titanium Dioxide paste so they will light up with an LED. John III </div></div>
Well if we knew it were that simple, we would have been doing this in the kitchen sink a long time ago!!
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LOL, no shit! Sounds easy!
That must be one incredibly small LED. </div></div>
Re: Illuminated Reticles............how do they do it?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kill_goose</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So how do they get those teeny tiny little bitty lines in there to light up so crisp and clear?
Whats the technology and construction behind illuminated reticles? </div></div>
There's a little gremlin inside the scope that points a light at the reticule.