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Magical Wand That Lights Up!

This is a (Harry Potteresque) wand that can cast 4 different colored spells. I chose red (Stupify ), white (Lumos ), blue(Expecto Patronum ), and green (Avada Kedavra ).
Each spell is commanded by a tact switch at the base of the wand. The wand can be customized to your style and spells.

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Step 1Materials

Materials

electrical tape
1 wide wooden dowel rod
1 CR2032 battery
1 CR2032 battery holder/clip
1 toilet tuber
1 green LED, 3-2.3VDC (The lower VDC creates a more intense glow), 5mm
1 red LED, 3-2.3VDC, 5mm
1 blue LED, 3-2.3VDC, 5mm
1 white LED, 3-2.3VDC, 5mm
WiringSolder
4 Tact switches, 5mm

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18 comments

Aug 15, 2011. 8:49 AMharry potter rules says:

where can i buy the switches from

Dec 27, 2011. 7:12 AMnodoubtman says:

http://www.dipmicro.com/store/

Sep 30, 2011. 8:40 AMDylan Richards says:

ebay or amazon

Aug 17, 2011. 10:29 AMtangerinne (author) says:

Radio Shack.

Aug 18, 2011. 6:26 AMharry potter rules says:

do they have a radio shock in england

Aug 30, 2011. 12:05 AM

Alexvolos1 says:

You can find tact switches at
http://www.e-switch.com/entity/tabid/95/entityname/category/categoryid/1/sename/tact/default.aspx

Aug 30, 2011. 3:53 AMharry potter rules says:

any particular type of tact switch

Aug 30, 2011. 3:48 AMharry potter rules says:

thanks

Sep 30, 2011. 8:39 AMDylan Richards says:

do you know how to make a laser pointr

Sep 12, 2011. 10:41 AMshakespeare1212 says:

I don't get where you stowed this battery holder on the wand. It seems a little large for the size of dowl that you used.

Jun 20, 2011. 6:42 PM

blinkyblinky says:

When doing on circuit like this you could use RGB LEDs!

Jun 22, 2011. 4:19 PMtangerinne (author) says:

The colors I used were red, blue, green, and white.
I only took pictures of the red LED because it had the highest quality. The others were kind of cheap =P

Jul 30, 2011. 7:50 PM

blinkyblinky says:

Red, Green Blue = RGB!

Red + Blue + Green = White

This is of course, all at maximum brightness

Jul 15, 2011. 1:45 PMMdob says:

Just made this in like 1 hour. It's really cool and I may make some more for my friends when we go to Deathly Hallows Part 2. btw, If you don't have dowel or a toilet tuber then you can just roll up some cardboard. It may not be as sturdy but it works.

Jul 16, 2011. 3:12 PMtangerinne (author) says:

Awesome.
Wasn't the movie great?