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Category: LED

Alligator Clip-Friendly RGB LED Case
Circuits / Kid-Friendly / Laser Cutting / LED / micro:bit

Alligator Clip-Friendly RGB LED Case

February 13, 2020

I recently wanted to do a micro:bit activity with RGB LEDs (the non-addressable kind). Because it’s a fiddly exercise to connect alligator clips to LED legs – especially with resistors …

Codeable Wearable Bags and Backpacks
e-Textiles / Kid-Friendly / LED / micro:bit / Wearables

Codeable Wearable Bags and Backpacks

December 23, 2019February 13, 2020

Announcing the launch of my codeable wearable line of LED bags and backpacks under the brand Bright Wearables.

Updated Edge-Lit Display Project
Kid-Friendly / Laser Cutting / LED

Updated Edge-Lit Display Project

June 22, 2019March 16, 2020

WARNING: THIS PROJECT USES BUTTON CELL BATTERIES THAT ARE EASILY REMOVED. Button cell batteries can be fatal to small children and animals if swallowed.The small size of these batteries makes …

Edge-Lit Seven Segment Display
Laser Cutting / LED

Edge-Lit Seven Segment Display

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019

Seven Segment Displays: Seven segment displays have been around for more than a century (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-segment_display) and form the familiar shape of the numbers in digital watches, instrument panels and many …

Edge-Lit Pendant
Kid-Friendly / Laser Cutting / LED / Wearables

Edge-Lit Pendant

May 5, 2019March 16, 2020

WARNING: THIS PROJECT USES BUTTON CELL BATTERIES THAT ARE EASILY REMOVED. Button cell batteries can be fatal to small children and animals if swallowed.The small size of these batteries makes …

Teeny-Tiny Edge-Lit Trophy
Kid-Friendly / Laser Cutting / LED

Teeny-Tiny Edge-Lit Trophy

April 30, 2019March 16, 2020

WARNING: THIS PROJECT USES BUTTON CELL BATTERIES THAT ARE EASILY REMOVED. Button cell batteries can be fatal to small children and animals if swallowed.The small size of these batteries makes …

Teeny-Tiny Edge-Lit Display
Kid-Friendly / Laser Cutting / LED

Teeny-Tiny Edge-Lit Display

April 25, 2019March 16, 2020

  WARNING: THIS PROJECT USES BUTTON CELL BATTERIES THAT ARE EASILY REMOVED. Button cell batteries can be fatal to small children and animals if swallowed.The small size of these batteries …

LED “Inner Glow” Heart
Laser Cutting / LED

LED “Inner Glow” Heart

February 14, 2019February 15, 2019

I’ve been experimenting with embedding LED strips inside cut pieces of acrylic. This technique allows each individual piece of acrylic to be illuminated independently, with its own color, separately from …

Add a Vase to Powered Flower
Laser Cutting / LED

Add a Vase to Powered Flower

February 2, 2019March 8, 2020
Powered Flower: Edge-Lit Acrylic LED Flower
CAD / CircuitPython / Circuits / LED

Powered Flower: Edge-Lit Acrylic LED Flower

January 5, 2019February 14, 2019

I recently purchased a second-hand laser cutter, and have really been enjoying the speed, flexibility and precision it gives in cutting up materials for my projects. Having easy access to …

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