i know there are a few people that made these but i havent seen any that gave a full instructable (from what i found) on how to build them so i made one myself. i got this ible from lftndbt's Glove of Power and wanted to expand on it

i made two versions of this glove and i am posting the newest one (they werent that much different. the older version had shorter power wires and had extra connections in case i wanted to add other lights to it)

and bear with me since this is my first instructable.

this instructable cost about $30 but thats because the gloves i bought were like $25, buy ones you know you wont really much care for.

Step 1: Materials

Items:
-5 LEDs (white in this ible, but can be a color of your choice as long as you know what voltage it runs at) (salvaged from a string of christmas LED lights i had, got these last year at target but can also get probably at kmart and walmart)
-a pair of gloves (i got mines at lowes but they dont have to be this brand which cost me $25)
-Wire (prefer speaker wire that looks like a single wire but has copper wire as negative and another wire inside the outer shield that is also insulated which is positive; salvaged out of an old speaker system)
-Switch (mine was a SPDT but it acted as a SPST; radioshack $3)
-Heat Shrink

Tools:
-Soldering iron
-Heat Sink (pliers would work)
-Strong glue

Optional Materials for Battery Holder:
-3/4" copper pipe
-3/4" copper cap
-3/4" copper female end
-3/4" male end
-piece of material to strap the battery holder (velcro would work)

Step 2: Getting Ready

First thing to do is to decide where you want to put the leds on the glove. I decided to put mines behind the edge of the fingertip.

i used a pointed but not sharp tip tool to poke holes in the glove. the picture below shows where i put the holes.

Insert the tool into the glove and find the spot you want the hole. Then start twisting and applying pressure to get the fibers to move to create the hole. Dont shove it unless you know the material can easily move apart. AND MAKE SURE YOUR FINGERS ARE NOT IN THE WAY!

sry about the pic, i rush through the project and forgot to take pics so sry if the pic doesnt seem to correspond with the instructions.

Step 3: Wiring

Now its time to set up the wires. this will be a little more difficult depending if you made my mistake or not. my mistake was i soldered the wires together before putting them through the holes in the glove. so i suggest put the wires through before soldering them together

its easier to feed the wires from the outside so tape one end and feed the other into the finger and then after getting it through, tape the other end. again i rushed through this and forgot to take pics so bear with me. (make sure you have enough wire to work with!) do this to all the fingers.

after getting all the fingers set with wires, strip the wires and combine all the non-shielded wires together and the same with the shielded (if you are using the double wire im using) if your using a single shielded wire, then youll have to mark which is + and which is - and have 2 wires going through the hole instead of one.

then solder a switch to either the + or - ( depending on what type of battery you use, i would put the switch in a place where you can reach it easily but is also not in your way. in this case i had it next the the battery pack) and since i did this i extended the wire from the glove to the upper part of the arm where the battery will be strapped. add a resistor or resistors as you wish since i didnt add any.

the next step will show how to make a battery holder for a Li-ion battery.

Step 4: Optional: Battery Canister

this is optional since i thought AA or AAA would be too much of a hassle to keep buying and i wanted to put the Li-ion to use since i salvaged them from (what i thought was) a dead laptop battery.

i forgot to take measurements on how long the copper pipe was sry.

take the male screw cap and tape the top of the it (if it has a hole going through it), then get some glue (doesnt matter what as long as it non-conductive) and fill the hole and let it set. this will keep the battery from shorting itself when screwing the cap on. after it sets, drill a hole at the top ( assuming that is it a through hole) and find a screw or bolt and 2 nuts. put the bolt/screw in the hole, the head being inside the cap. cut the bolt to length as you see fit. then put one nut on and tighten it. then take the second one and screw it on but dont tighten it since this will keep the wire from moving when you add it.

take the end cap ( non-threaded) and drill a hole at the bottom. then pop rivet a spring with a washer to hold it in place( if the spring starts to move around, then roll up a little bit of light solder and melt it at the bottom with a blow torch (and heating the bottom of the cap from the outside, not inside because it might melt the spring!!!.) before soldering the pieces together, find how long the pipe has to be to make sure the battery makes contact with the spring and the screw cap (about 1-3" from the top of the battery) and be able to screw securely. after cutting the pipe to length, start soldering the parts together ( not the male threaded cap)

Step 5: Setting Up the LEDs

now its time to add the LEDs

take the wire from the outside of the finger and remove the tape. add some heat shrink first to cover the whole thing and a shorter one to cover one of the 2 power wires. then solder the LED to the wires (shielded= +, bare= - ) make sure to heat sink the LED or it will overheat and not work. then shrink the tube to protect the exposed wires. do this to each of the fingers

then after getting all LEDs solder, work the wires back into the glove until the back of the LEDs are flush with the material.

Step 6: Strapping the Battery Holder

now take the strap and strap the battery cartridge to the upper part of your arm where it wont stand out as much.

Step 7: Done!

now your have the Gauntlet of Light! the extended wire from the glove to the upper arm helps get more flexibility from using your hand when wearing them.

the lights seem scary when you start moving your fingers in a wave pattern cause it freaked my brother out when i did it. wear these to scare your friends on halloween or use them as a hands-on but also hands-free flashlight.

good luck and have fun!!!!