Curved Circuit Art: Make A Double Helix LED Lantern

Step 8 Possibilities

This curved circuit board is so thin, the final lantern is very light and only weighs about one gram. This allows it to be hung upside down on 30 gauge magnet wire. It could also be hung on a wall. The magnet wire is thin enough to run along the wall and make it virtually invisible by painting over it.

Because it runs on twelve volts there is no shock hazard and it can be hung outdoors.

Here is a link to a desk lamp I made using the same curved circuit board technique:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Curved-Circuit-Board-Art-Make-a-Touchless-Touch-S/

Comments

[twist2b]

I freakin love it dude, bought all the materials for the original curved ones you made... Can you give me a link to the LEDs? I'm having bad luck finding good ones. Thanks!

[mikey77]

I've had good luck ordering surface mount and regular LEDs from:

http://www.buy-leds-online.com/

[onlyjus]

I have had good experiences with http://www.superbrightleds.com/