Snaggies A LED Throwie Mod

For the past 2 months to our local 2600 meeting, I have brought makings for putting together some Throwies (as made famous by Graffiti Research Labs). This month I wanted to get people into thinking outside the box when making the throwies, I brought some blinking led's some 3v buzzers, resisters various voltage leds, and then makings for about 200+ normal throwies. (lots of variations, including Thuddies, and Meepies got made, but the one I did was called a Snaggie.

I live in New Mexico, most of our buildings are made out of Stucco or Adobe, or frame and board. So I was afraid we would run out of good ferris surfaces to "throwie"

Also figuring we would run out of magnets I stopped by the store for some fishing line, and hence the "snaggie" was invented, they work quite well on trees during the winter.

A snaggie is just an LED a battery a loop of fishing line and some tape (these are cheaper to make than throwies due to the lack of a magnet)

Step 1 Bend the LED legs

One problem of throwies is if someone pulls on the LED it comes out, since i hang the Snaggie with fishing line from the led. I want it to stay together when being pulled/worn/swung/tossed.

So i bend the legs into a JJ shape. (see photohttp://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJT/BVL2/FCHYNTP8/FJTBVL2FCHYNTP8.MEDIUM.jpg
http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FJT/BVL2/FCHYNTP8/FJTBVL2FCHYNTP8.MEDIUM.jpg)

Comments

[Noodle93]

I could see this being used to decorate a tree at Xmas. Heck, we could use them as Christmas lights!

[madhypnotist]

Okay, Ill bite.. is there a reference to "Thuddies, and Meepies " on the pdf ? cause I sure have no idea what youre talking about...and they sound just as cool

[kraM]

i'd like to see these in action good idea about the plactic slip to keep them off untill use. all in all nice work1

[FullyInvolvedScientist]

These are really cool throwies. I have been introducing throwies in my area. These are a great way to spread out.

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[killbox]

yep, i found a sanding sponge does a good job. did that with most of the throwies.

[xtank5]

Good idea. I like it.