Recent content by stooged

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Thats a prop i found in a christmas store, it had plain white leds in it so i rebuilt it with seeds and now all 3 are on my roof. I couldnt find them anywhere else.

looking at the available pictures of those poppers i created these so if you have a 3d printer you can make your own. https://github.com/DnG-Crafts/3D_Printables/tree/main/Seed%20Popper there are a couple of different types for holding the cable tighter and shorter ones to save on time and...

i have been getting 12v 5cm seed pixels from the ray wu store on aliexpress. they usually arrive in about 9 days to wa. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005545329819.html so far they have been good, the wires are a bit thin but overall i am happy. these are 2 of the props i have made, now i...

another one for the list which is a tune to sign made from hub75 panels, i was going to do a coro one but i think this type is better. the laser cut files and info are here https://github.com/DnG-Crafts/tuneto

i made this video to try and help beginner 3D printer enthusiasts create things for this hobby using tinkercad. in the video i just make a simple prop and try to explain some of the functions of tinkercad. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjV6ka8DDYg

The spinner was cut on the max 4 with e80 and the frame extension to increase the working area to 750 x 1030 The pixel stakes were cut on my max 3 with e40 That feature in xlights is awesome, i have mapped a few custom props with it. It took a bit of experimenting with it at first to figure...

in this video i show how to make a simple spinner and then use xlights to automatically create the model data/wiring diagram. i also show how you can print out a template so you can manually create the prop if you do not have a laser. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_XlBmoiy_Q

this will be a bit of a journey but i will be making videos which will show how to design and make props using lightburn, xlights etc. the video i am posting here just shows how to use lightburn and my laser to make dual row pixel stakes but i will get around to showing how to make larger props...

no, i just use them for testing. the pixel tester i got from lightitupleds, it says it supports 2048 pixels https://www.lightitupleds-xmas.com.au/product/pixel-tester-xconnect/40 the converter i got has a max output current of 2.5A...

I recycled a few ryobi one+ battery chargers to make portable pixel testers which work well so i figured the idea is worth a share. I made a video showing how i put it together. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1gWL_yygTE

yes the 5mm coro from bunnings but they only sell white in 5mm at my local store so i also got the 2.5mm black sheets and glue the 2 sheets together which gives me the black background plus makes the panel more rigid by laying the direction of the flutes in opposite directions.

coro cuts pretty easy but i find the little flutes within it sometimes dont cut all the way through but you can pop out holes and snap lines really easily so it still does the job. i cut 24 meters of icicles and a few candy canes and some singing lightbulbs for last years show out of 5mm...

i also experimented with using 3mm acrylic and other sheeting to make fairly rigid panels, these could support screw or clip mounting ideas, it would increase the cost but there were also a few other issues... the black acrylic sheets look nice but when you expose it to a flame it burns well...