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Hi,
This is my take on MrTrick's Star map http://www.instructables.com/id/Star-Map/ with a little inspiration from qazwsx755's RGB Arduino project and of course meawert's programming advice.
I thank you all for what now adornes the wall of my living room.
After seeing MrTrick do his rather impressive array I decided to make one that would fit on the wall and not overpower the room with a little Djandco twist.
This is my take on MrTrick's Star map http://www.instructables.com/id/Star-Map/ with a little inspiration from qazwsx755's RGB Arduino project and of course meawert's programming advice.
I thank you all for what now adornes the wall of my living room.
After seeing MrTrick do his rather impressive array I decided to make one that would fit on the wall and not overpower the room with a little Djandco twist.
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First of all decide your size, mine is a humble 1340 x 740 board giving an outer frame measurement of 1400 x 800.
This dictated the size of the xmas tree I would need, however one thing I forgot was that an xmas tree has a base and a lower stem which im my case did not have any fibres in :-(
I chose a 3" tree from the supplier that you can get nearly anything from: eBay @ £16.00 inc delivery.
After selecting your tree remove the outer binding ro release the fibres. I had no intention of releasing an i'ble at the time so I did not take any photo's of the stripping, all I will say is follow MrTrick's advice and try not to bend the fibres.
Also, I found the a hobby knife / scapel did the trick for me, mind you they are sharp!
Keep a handy bag for the bits you are throwing away and some tissue to mop any leaks up.
I was trying to patent my "soft raising device" but it turns out that the toilet roll already has a name :-( (and more than one use)
These are good for supporting the board while you poke the fibres through as they don't snap the fibre off if you catch the side of it.
This dictated the size of the xmas tree I would need, however one thing I forgot was that an xmas tree has a base and a lower stem which im my case did not have any fibres in :-(
I chose a 3" tree from the supplier that you can get nearly anything from: eBay @ £16.00 inc delivery.
After selecting your tree remove the outer binding ro release the fibres. I had no intention of releasing an i'ble at the time so I did not take any photo's of the stripping, all I will say is follow MrTrick's advice and try not to bend the fibres.
Also, I found the a hobby knife / scapel did the trick for me, mind you they are sharp!
Keep a handy bag for the bits you are throwing away and some tissue to mop any leaks up.
I was trying to patent my "soft raising device" but it turns out that the toilet roll already has a name :-( (and more than one use)
These are good for supporting the board while you poke the fibres through as they don't snap the fibre off if you catch the side of it.
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Do you have a video of it in action?
Here is a suggestion: make smaller ones and sell them on etsy.com
The fade in and out is rather subtle and takes a while to cycle, this does not make for a good video!
It has been suggested that as I used LED clusters rather than a single bulb for the fibres I should try to incorporate a rapid flicker to the cluster. This gave the illusion of movement randomly in the mini stars.
It did look good but then I kind of broke it while messing!
So, it is back to its old self without the flicker.
Honestly, this can not be beyond your skills given the things you have done!
Go on, give it a go :-)
As Doctor Pepper once said
"What's the worst that could happen?"
Kind regards
Darren
Sure looks nice! Great job :-)
Best Wishes,
Mark
The problem is I now have an urge to build more!
So you may end up with lots of requests for more help!
Can't thank you guys enough !
Everone who has seen it ends up looking for the change in brightness.
Keeps the whole family happy!