Introduction: How to Make Kryptonite
Hello,
I'm going to tell you how to make Kryptonite with a piece of quartz (found at the beach) and a pair of green LED
Step 1: Piece of Worn Out Quartz
When i'm walking at th beach under the cliffs i found some pieces of quartz.This quartz pieces where roll, roll and roll by the waves and they are worn out and polish.
Step 2: Chose One of Them
Chose one of the quartz pieces.
Step 3: Drill the Hole on It
With your favorite Dremel drill one or two holes to receive the green LED.
PS : You can see on my thumb my own coin ring made from here
Step 4: Glue the LED
With a hot glue gun fix the LED in the hole
Step 5: Weld the Wires
Weld the wires on the LED, personnaly I use two green LED retrain from an old computer casing. Be sure to respect the polarity of the LED (elsewhere the LED doesn't work).Glue the wire on the rock .
Step 6: Stand It
Cut a little square a "precious wood" and glue the rock on it
Step 7: Set the Power ON
I use a multiple power supply set on 3 volts to feed the LED but you can use 2 size AA battery.
And now Superman beware of you i've got my own Kryptonite.
This instructable is my first one, excuse me if my english is too not so good I'm a french people (still sorry ;-) ) from New Caledonia .
lesrebnav
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12 Comments
8 years ago
I'm sorry this MUST be said. I know a lot about crystals and a quartz is an 8 on the mohs scale and diamond bits have trouble drilling into it.
14 years ago on Introduction
Looks awesome, if you used the blockier quartz It would look like tiberium.
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
lol.... aww the good ol days of C&C. Back when games were made for gameplay, and not how quickly you can finish a round with the most points.
Thanks for the blast to the past, nice to see fellow C&C'ers still floating about.
11 years ago on Introduction
a great rock for a project like this is a crystal known as calcite. its got great diffusive properties
14 years ago on Step 7
Cool, and easy. I might make this for a superman lovin friend at work
14 years ago on Introduction
That's really nice! Easy job too. Hopefully I can try to find some quartz. Thanks a lot! +1 rating. (added to favorites)
14 years ago on Introduction
Very nice. As i live near the beach I might even have to go scouting for some quartz myself. Loads of LEDs lying around here just waiting to be used
14 years ago on Introduction
Fitsie123 I prefere use a worn out rock because it not tear my Spacesuit when I put it on my pocket to travel around the galaxy ;-)
14 years ago on Introduction
hello SWV1787 and alexthegreat , the rock of quartz is so fragile to use a hammer to scrape it and the blockier quartz i've found is not so "white" as I want, but I continue and perhaps a day i found it.
14 years ago on Introduction
I think you should next try to use a rock blanket and rock hammer to scrape it into the classic crystalline shape from the movies. that and hide the batteries in the wooden platform so as to make it appear more movable.
14 years ago on Introduction
Nice effect! Maybe it would be even better when a while bowl of these stones were used.
14 years ago on Introduction
Neat idea! I like it.