This glow ghost fidget hand spinner is another original design in the series I plan to work on all summer. My goal is to post a new fidget blog and YouTube video every week. This version all started months ago when I was walking through my local Home Depot and found a half price can of glow spray paint because it didn’t have a lid. After a quick inspection it appeared to have never been fired, and weighed as much as was indicated at the bottom. I use spray paint all the time for my builds so finding a lid from an empty can was easy.
A couple things I noticed about glow paint. Its thick and has a bit longer drying time. I tested the first coat after an hour and it scraped off the scrap of plexiglass easily. After hitting the scrap with one more coat and letting it dry for several hour it seemed to hold better. One factor might have been the plexiglass was not sanded. For this build I wanted to leave it transparent to the other side and thought scuffing the surface up might impact the effect I was looking for. The next day I sprayed over the glow layer with a glossy clear coat which gave the plexi the protection it needed. All told I sprayed three layers of the clear coat. I tend to go overboard on this to be on the safe side. The other challenge to this build was getting the eyes right. I wanted a sunken look to play up on a 3-D effect. I found the plastic wasn’t easy to scratch and using an etching tool on the Dremel was hard to manage so I used a small drill bit that came with the set and moved it along the black eye of the template and it worked perfectly, giving me the groove and depth I wanted. From there all that was left to do was add the marbles or beads and the the bearing race to each fidget and a couple minutes later it was done.
Check back every week for new fidget builds and posts.
Mike Meyers 