Ok,
Le wilde project
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m41S2sZquC4&feature=plcp
Firstly I would like to apologise for any lack of clarity .etc; I am 15, and therefore have no skill .etc
This is an LED matrix
It has 64 RGB LEDs mounted in ping-pong balls, on a laser cut (8x8 grid) board
REQUIREMENTS
Kit needed
Soldering Iron
Glue Gun
Drill or Dremel
Arduino Programmer (arduino, FTDI friend or cable .etc)
Parts
64 common anode RGB leds
64 ping pong balls
Laser cut board
Colorduino
Wire
Glue
Solder
You can buy all the parts (save consumables like glue and solder) at www.dashroom66.com.
Assuming that you don't have a laser cutter, you can either get a per-done one from me, or get one done by ponoko or similar.
I know the kits are expensive, but the price will drop quite heavily as soon as more orders come in.
Skills
Null
IT IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE
if you build this it is hard not to get something from it, be it practical skill, programming knowledge, plasma algorithms .etc
Just make sure you have common sense and aren't stupid. I will teach you how to solder very quickly, but there are better guides on YouTube, if you just want.
Le wilde project
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m41S2sZquC4&feature=plcp
Firstly I would like to apologise for any lack of clarity .etc; I am 15, and therefore have no skill .etc
This is an LED matrix
It has 64 RGB LEDs mounted in ping-pong balls, on a laser cut (8x8 grid) board
REQUIREMENTS
Kit needed
Soldering Iron
Glue Gun
Drill or Dremel
Arduino Programmer (arduino, FTDI friend or cable .etc)
Parts
64 common anode RGB leds
64 ping pong balls
Laser cut board
Colorduino
Wire
Glue
Solder
You can buy all the parts (save consumables like glue and solder) at www.dashroom66.com.
Assuming that you don't have a laser cutter, you can either get a per-done one from me, or get one done by ponoko or similar.
I know the kits are expensive, but the price will drop quite heavily as soon as more orders come in.
Skills
Null
IT IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE
if you build this it is hard not to get something from it, be it practical skill, programming knowledge, plasma algorithms .etc
Just make sure you have common sense and aren't stupid. I will teach you how to solder very quickly, but there are better guides on YouTube, if you just want.
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1. It's green; it uses only about 1 watt, but gives off quite a bit of light
2. It's size; I normally go with bigger is better, (and a bigger one is on it's way), but it is small enough to be mounted in really nice, convenient places. It is also big enough to be noticed
3. It is colourful; it has 16 million colours to be precise, more than enough to brighten anybody's day
1. It's green; it uses only about 1 watt, but gives off quite a bit of light
2. It's size; I normally go with bigger is better, (and a bigger one is on it's way), but it is small enough to be mounted in really nice, convenient places. It is also big enough to be noticed
3. It is colourful; it has 16 million colours to be precise, more than enough to brighten anybody's day
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Aug 12, 2012. 9:20 AMReply
I haven't gone through the CAD file, but my first reaction is "that looks like a piece of pegboard". Do they sell that in the UK? In the US any DIY store sells the stuff in 4'x8' sheets with all the holes already drilled.
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in reply to Aug 12, 2012. 10:19 AMReplyYup. The only difference is the size of the holes. These are big enough for the ping-pong balls to sit in, and e glues from the inside, with the LEDs inside holes in the ping-pong balls. They are also spaced exactly right, and make life easy. Since I had access to a cutter, and they needed to be cut for the shape, it was easier to do it this way, though you could easily do it your way, this way is neater and easier.
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