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I've been wanting to make something with EL wire for a long time and I've wanted some sort of glowing hoop for a while so this seemed to be the perfec...
Finding the materials for this project was quite a hunt. To power EL wire, or electro luminescent wire you need a driver. There are some small dri...
Cut the tubing for your hoop and use the heat gun to heat one of the ends so you can out the connector in one side. Don't close the hoop yet though!...
Since all of your circuit will be inside the tube of the hoop, you need to drill holes to thread the EL wire to the outside so you can later wrap it ...
This part took me a few tries to get right, but be patient. I used electrical tape to tape the batteries into the holders, just to be safe, but they...
Once you have the circuit threaded through the tube, solder the driver leads to complete the circuit. Make sure you are connecting positive to posit...
Close the hoop by heating the end of the tube with a heat gun and connecting it with the connector (or do what I did and just have really strong frie...
Now go have fun! Because of the batteries, this hoop may be heavier than hoops that you're used to, so be careful and start slow at first. It's a g...
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