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This instructable is intended to show the average household American how to prepare, assemble, and use your own custom Poi LED toys - 75% of which all of the materials required are made from your average day-to-day household items!
Poi LEDS, in short, resemble and are similar to what most people have heard and seen as Fire Poi. You know, the guys who twirl balls of fire around their heads in Hawaii for public professional shows. Normally, they are comprised of kerosene soaked balls made of Kevlar attached to metal linked chains so they do not get all burned up after only a one time use. I am going to show you how to make robust, re-usable, and remarkably inexpensive LED Poi that are a safer alternative to the all-amazing Fire Poi. These can be used indoors and as LED Orbitals, too :) .
An LED Orbital is defined as an LED toy/apparatus that one spun taught in a circular motion by ropes between both hands, which in turn creates tension in the ropes (strings), that allow the user to release/tighten the LED Orbital for continuous rapid spinning - and amazing geometrical, mesmerizing displays of LED light!
The product that I am about to introduce you to goes by the name of the "IllumiNITE" and is often referred to as an LED "lightshow", or light show product from which I currently am in the process of obtaining a design patent for. This instructable is made so you can make or purchase your own "IllumiNITE's" yourself, but just not sell it for your own retail profit!
Additionally, in seeing how most of the items being used in this instructable are very common items, it is the holidays and all, and most of you will be able to construct your own IllumiNITE to liven up your Christmas and New Year's!
For this instructable, I will attempt to show you the easiest, simplest way to make some great LED toys. The next page shows you what parts you will need to make one of your very own, custom IllumiNITE's! (some products you will need to buy in advance, unfortunately)
This instructable is intended to show the average household American how to prepare, assemble, and use your own custom Poi LED toys - 75% of which all of the materials required are made from your average day-to-day household items!
Poi LEDS, in short, resemble and are similar to what most people have heard and seen as Fire Poi. You know, the guys who twirl balls of fire around their heads in Hawaii for public professional shows. Normally, they are comprised of kerosene soaked balls made of Kevlar attached to metal linked chains so they do not get all burned up after only a one time use. I am going to show you how to make robust, re-usable, and remarkably inexpensive LED Poi that are a safer alternative to the all-amazing Fire Poi. These can be used indoors and as LED Orbitals, too :) .
An LED Orbital is defined as an LED toy/apparatus that one spun taught in a circular motion by ropes between both hands, which in turn creates tension in the ropes (strings), that allow the user to release/tighten the LED Orbital for continuous rapid spinning - and amazing geometrical, mesmerizing displays of LED light!
The product that I am about to introduce you to goes by the name of the "IllumiNITE" and is often referred to as an LED "lightshow", or light show product from which I currently am in the process of obtaining a design patent for. This instructable is made so you can make or purchase your own "IllumiNITE's" yourself, but just not sell it for your own retail profit!
Additionally, in seeing how most of the items being used in this instructable are very common items, it is the holidays and all, and most of you will be able to construct your own IllumiNITE to liven up your Christmas and New Year's!
For this instructable, I will attempt to show you the easiest, simplest way to make some great LED toys. The next page shows you what parts you will need to make one of your very own, custom IllumiNITE's! (some products you will need to buy in advance, unfortunately)
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Please reference pictures to identify all of the required elements. In their description tags, you will find detailed descriptions, alternatives that are compatible with these items, and so on.
The list is as follows:
* 1) Any set of two identical large juice container bottles that have the same PETE stamp in the bottom
* 2) LEDS, at least six. In this tutorial I use RGB LEDS from which I purchase on eBay (alternatively, you can also purchase the pre-wired LEDS for a slightly higher price)
* 3) A DREMEL rotary tool with a sanding disc cut-off head, and metal oval drill piece head.
* 4) A Hot Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
* 5) A Soldering Gun & Solder
* 6) Safety Goggles & preferably a surgeon's mask or HEPA mask for protection
* 7) Industrial Strength 75 lbs rated Releasable Zip Ties ( regular zip ties work too, but will need to be cut and replaced upon battery changes )
* 8) Nylon String, at least 6 ft.
* 9) Wire
*10)At least four CR 2032 Lithium Button Cell Batteries
*11)Two Two-Liter Soda Coke Lids for the Battery Compartments
*12)(Optional) - Electrical Tape, Zip Tie Flanges, Spring Coils
The list is as follows:
* 1) Any set of two identical large juice container bottles that have the same PETE stamp in the bottom
* 2) LEDS, at least six. In this tutorial I use RGB LEDS from which I purchase on eBay (alternatively, you can also purchase the pre-wired LEDS for a slightly higher price)
* 3) A DREMEL rotary tool with a sanding disc cut-off head, and metal oval drill piece head.
* 4) A Hot Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
* 5) A Soldering Gun & Solder
* 6) Safety Goggles & preferably a surgeon's mask or HEPA mask for protection
* 7) Industrial Strength 75 lbs rated Releasable Zip Ties ( regular zip ties work too, but will need to be cut and replaced upon battery changes )
* 8) Nylon String, at least 6 ft.
* 9) Wire
*10)At least four CR 2032 Lithium Button Cell Batteries
*11)Two Two-Liter Soda Coke Lids for the Battery Compartments
*12)(Optional) - Electrical Tape, Zip Tie Flanges, Spring Coils
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@Reffner - you are welcome. I'll try to use moh ignorhent langez foh u neckts time. Not everyone is electronics savvy or even remotely so, therefor I wrote this in the simplest manner I could think of and, unfortunately, I ran out of time. I wrote the article for those who wanted to try and give it a shot by customizing their own in an abstract manner. Sometimes, more is less and less is more. I wrote this article for you buddy - Apparently, you can read, but not comprehend, and I explain the use of the product is for hobbyists in the art of Poi, decoration, and recycling purposes in the beginning. Sorry you felt the need to fulfill your hatred on my behalf. Very classy, why even bother posting if you do not have anything constructive to say? How's this...have a nice Christmas!
You're photo's are great except the main image, which doesn't really convey what it is, perhaps a photo of the swirling effects would work better ? But this instructable seems to be missing something, for example where are the photo's of the wiring stage, or the assembly ? It starts off well, but then it looks like you completely lost interest in it. The LED's are polarity sensitive I believe, so you should show pictures of how to wire it up. Do you not think it's a little condescending in step 5 where you say "this is technical, so lets dumb it down a bit", assuming the reader is dumb.
Anyhow I like your idea, do you not think using 10 up to CR2032's is a bit ott ? I think it would put people off having to put that many batteries in some think like. Perhaps you could use a joule thief instead ?
@Phil B - Sorry to dissappoint! Maybe you could buy a book written by an established author.
Wow, great comments so far! Hope you are the one's competing against me!
I might ask what this is, but it's something you threw together to toss into a contest.
Is there something that you made in here?
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