misternineham, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects that's what i call loaded dice! so cool!

tinkerworm, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects @lisamelton how did you make these LED displays?
Btw, on Mastodon - it's worth using hashtags to get people to discover your stuff. Like, in this case #maker #electronics #led , you get the idea ;)

geekmomprojects, 5 months ago

@tinkerworm @lisamelton https://mastodon.social/@geekmomprojects/111621138736327821

akop, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects If you can ...

• integrate a battery
• add #ZigBee
• report via #ZigBee which side is on top

Then I will throw my #AqaraCube away. :D

Edit: Very cool thing. 😎​👍​

geekmomprojects, 5 months ago

@akop thank tit. I don't know if it would survive being rolled, but maybe into a very soft surface...

knirscher, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects very cool! And what a coincidence: New Years is just around the corner 😉

geekmomprojects, 5 months ago

@knirscher that's a really good idea!

MLE_online, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects this is one of the coolest looking things I've seen on here!

geekmomprojects, 5 months ago

@MLE_online thank you! That means a lot coming from you.

gvy_dvpont, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects these have been so wild. Amazing

Adeptus_Alexus, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects that Looks terrifying.

Eka_FOOF_A, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects Now to put the controller and a battery inside so it is evenly weighted for proper rolling.

pdw57, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects That's pretty cool. 😳

drahardja, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects That is lovely! The edge-lit effect looks so good!

macegr, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects Next do Counting Crows

Jorvon_Moss, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects OMG YOURE SO COOL!!!

geekmomprojects, 5 months ago

@Jorvon_Moss ☺️

nashenas, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects this is awesome! How are the LEDs placed, and how do you only get a small section to light up?

geekmomprojects, 5 months ago

@nashenas I used the same technique in an edge lit clock a while back, and this blog post (https://www.geekmomprojects.com/edge-lit-seven-segment-display/) describes the technique. I'm revisiting the project, because I've found a super skinny (2.7mm wide) LED strip that works with 1/8" thick acrylic sheet and makes these kinds of projects easier.

nashenas, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects thank you! I'm going to try this out in the future. This was a gift I made for my brother a couple years ago. The car is actually a second layer of acrylic. Both pieces of acrylic are independently lit so I kept the snow areas white and changed the color of the car (did not photo well but looked great in person).

Two layers of etched acrylic. The first layer has a forest in the background and is lit with white to make it look like the snow from the original photo. The car in the second layer is lit in orange but looks like red and yellow bands due to camera effects.

geekmomprojects, 5 months ago

@nashenas I bet it looks really amazing IRL!

jerzone, 5 months ago

@geekmomprojects that is so cool looking!