Matt Makes

Knew it! Congratulations on your victory!

Wow, way to crush the competition! Seriously, very nice work, the combination of so many different skill sets is impressive, and the finished work is a marvel of artistic and technological savvy. I'm impressed! (loved the tip about using an upturned can of compressed air to insta-cool hot glue, very smart.)

We tried one of the noise activated ones in our cafeteria too. It actually worked, unfortunately we broke it about 2 weeks in to the new school year (our cafeteria doubles as our gym and an errant dodgeball made short work of it.) My light operates a little differently, I control the color of the light via the switch, so the kids can't make it switch on their own. I like this method better as it allows for volume to be okay some times, and other times it lets me dial the volume in more precisely. Thanks for your comment!

And cheaper too! I teach in a smaller rural school district and have two elementary schools that I travel between. I have an art room at each building which means that I have to buy double of a lot of my supplies. To buy two of the plastic commercially made lights I would have spent at least $200. The lights I built were much cheaper, with a price tag of just under 80 dollars, (not including things I already had like scrap would and paint.) So overall I'm very please, I was able to make something and show the kids a useful and practical application of the skills they learn in art, I now have a useful tool for my classrooms, and I did it all while saving money and getting to play in my workshop.

Thanks Socalcovey,It has really made a difference in my classroom, especially with my younger students. I'm glad you like the Instructable and can't wait to see how your project turns out. If you have any questions don't hesitate to leave a comment.

Wonderfully original, smart eye-catching design, and well documented. I tip my hat to you sir!