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 1: Materials

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

harry potter rules says: Aug 15, 2011. 8:49 AM

where can i buy the switches from

nodoubtman in reply to harry potter rulesDec 27, 2011. 7:12 AM

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

Dylan Richards in reply to harry potter rulesSep 30, 2011. 8:40 AM

ebay or amazon

tangerinne (author) in reply to harry potter rulesAug 17, 2011. 10:29 AM

Radio Shack.

harry potter rules in reply to tangerinneAug 18, 2011. 6:26 AM

do they have a radio shock in england

Alexvolos1 in reply to harry potter rulesAug 30, 2011. 12:05 AM

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

harry potter rules in reply to Alexvolos1Aug 30, 2011. 3:53 AM

any particular type of tact switch

harry potter rules in reply to Alexvolos1Aug 30, 2011. 3:48 AM

thanks

Dylan Richards says: Sep 30, 2011. 8:39 AM

do you know how to make a laser pointr

shakespeare1212 says: Sep 12, 2011. 10:41 AM

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.

blinkyblinky says: Jun 20, 2011. 6:42 PM

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

tangerinne (author) in reply to blinkyblinkyJun 22, 2011. 4:19 PM

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

blinkyblinky in reply to tangerinneJul 30, 2011. 7:50 PM

Red, Green Blue = RGB!

Red + Blue + Green = White

This is of course, all at maximum brightness

Mdob says: Jul 15, 2011. 1:45 PM

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.

tangerinne (author) in reply to MdobJul 16, 2011. 3:12 PM

Awesome.
Wasn't the movie great?