Tape Creations... - Page 2

Happy Monkey · 03-30-2005, 02:01 PM

That's been on my mind (Christmas lights, not selling) for a while. Unfortunately, I'd probably need to start now to get a decent string done by Christmas...

OK, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but my process is a bit too slow for commercial applications. To have the time to make enough to sell, I'd have to quit my job, and if I quit my job, I'd have to charge a couple hundred dollars per piece - and sell a lot of em. Plus, I'd need many more seasons of TV shows on DVD to watch while working.

On a noncommercial note, one thing I want to try now is minimizing the electronics so they fit in a ball, and only the power cables come out, so I can string them together on thin wires instead of having a big ugly box for each ball, attached with a thick, inflexible ethernet cable.

staceyv · 03-31-2005, 06:34 PM

You must get so high coloring those things, no wonder you keep making them.

Happy Monkey · 03-31-2005, 08:59 PM

Speaking of which, here are a few I haven't posted yet. Some of these are from the "gift" set, and others are older. It's several variations on the standard icosohedron.

Happy Monkey · 03-31-2005, 09:59 PM

And here's my newest one. This shows my prototype board and the resulting circuit, and then the circuitboard placed in the project box.

Happy Monkey · 03-31-2005, 10:02 PM

To assist in the accurate aiming of the LEDs, I placed each one on the face of a tape cube, and soldered on the wires of the ethernet cable which had been put through some heatshrink tubing.

I then constructed the tape ball around the cube, as usual.

Happy Monkey · 03-31-2005, 10:04 PM

Here it is in the dark.

And here is a movie of the blinking.

404Error · 04-02-2005, 12:58 PM

Here's some interesting shapes you might want to try your hand at, HM.

wolf · 04-02-2005, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

And here is a movie of the blinking.

That is absolutely beautiful!!

I admire both your patience and ingenuity.

Happy Monkey · 04-02-2005, 01:32 PM

I like the buckyball.

Happy Monkey · 04-07-2005, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

That is absolutely beautiful!!

I admire both your patience and ingenuity.

Though I do sometimes wonder if it's patience or OCD...

wolf · 04-07-2005, 10:17 AM

What I always say to folks about mental illness ... it's not usually a problem unless it's keeping you from doing other stuff that you want to or need to.

Happy Monkey · 04-07-2005, 11:34 AM

I'm probably OK then...

Happy Monkey · 04-13-2005, 11:42 PM

I'm not sure which thread to put this in so, as I'm now using flickr, I'll go ahead and put it in both!

My dad just finished making me a cool box to store my markers and tape in. Here it is, closed, empty, and full:

wolf · 04-14-2005, 12:42 AM

Extraordinary!!

LabRat · 04-14-2005, 09:00 AM

That is SO awesome! What a great dad!

03-30-2005, 02:01 PM	#16
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	That's been on my mind (Christmas lights, not selling) for a while. Unfortunately, I'd probably need to start now to get a decent string done by Christmas... OK, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but my process is a bit too slow for commercial applications. To have the time to make enough to sell, I'd have to quit my job, and if I quit my job, I'd have to charge a couple hundred dollars per piece - and sell a lot of em. Plus, I'd need many more seasons of TV shows on DVD to watch while working. On a noncommercial note, one thing I want to try now is minimizing the electronics so they fit in a ball, and only the power cables come out, so I can string them together on thin wires instead of having a big ugly box for each ball, attached with a thick, inflexible ethernet cable. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics] Last edited by Happy Monkey; 03-30-2005 at 02:20 PM.

03-31-2005, 08:59 PM	#18
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Speaking of which, here are a few I haven't posted yet. Some of these are from the "gift" set, and others are older. It's several variations on the standard icosohedron. Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-31-2005, 09:59 PM	#19
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	And here's my newest one. This shows my prototype board and the resulting circuit, and then the circuitboard placed in the project box. Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-31-2005, 10:02 PM	#20
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	To assist in the accurate aiming of the LEDs, I placed each one on the face of a tape cube, and soldered on the wires of the ethernet cable which had been put through some heatshrink tubing. I then constructed the tape ball around the cube, as usual. Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-31-2005, 10:04 PM	#21
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Here it is in the dark. And here is a movie of the blinking. Attached Images __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

03-31-2005, 06:34 PM	#17
staceyv Lecturer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 927	You must get so high coloring those things, no wonder you keep making them.

04-02-2005, 12:58 PM	#22
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	Here's some interesting shapes you might want to try your hand at, HM. __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

04-02-2005, 01:32 PM	#24
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I like the buckyball. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-07-2005, 10:17 AM	#26
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	What I always say to folks about mental illness ... it's not usually a problem unless it's keeping you from doing other stuff that you want to or need to. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-07-2005, 11:34 AM	#27
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I'm probably OK then... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-13-2005, 11:42 PM	#28
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	I'm not sure which thread to put this in so, as I'm now using flickr, I'll go ahead and put it in both! My dad just finished making me a cool box to store my markers and tape in. Here it is, closed, empty, and full: __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

04-14-2005, 12:42 AM	#29
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Extraordinary!! __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-14-2005, 09:00 AM	#30
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	That is SO awesome! What a great dad! __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

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