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  1. 11/02/2016

    Know How... 186: Steampunk Goggles Build

    We go step by step and show how to make your own Steampunk Goggles.These are the parts you'll need to order for our Steampunk Goggles Build Vintage Steampunk Welding Goggles $7.99 GraceAngie 40Pcs Bronze Alloy Round Clock Watch gears $6.99 Magnifying Loupe $6.75 Arduino Nano (Atmega 328P) $2.19 WS2812 16-Bit RGB LED Ring ($3.17 x 2) $6.34 30AWG Silicone Wire ($1.00 x 3) [Red, Black, Blue] $3.00 600mah batteries + Charging harness $18.00 Total $51.26 You'll also need a 3D Printer that can print the following parts Steampunk Googles Frame (Right Side) Steampunk Goggles Frame (Left Side) Steampunk Goggles LED Holder (x2) Tools and supplies 3D Printer Dremel (or other drilling tool) Hot Glue Gun Soldering Kit Pliers, Screwdrivers Heat Shrink Tubing (Black) Instructions: Disconnect one of the eye cups from the bridge strap Drill a small rat hole at the base of each nose-cutout. (Big enough for 6 strands of 30awg silicone wire Cut the following pieces of 30awg Silicone Wire 2 x 6" Red 1 x 8" Red 2 x 6" Black 1 x 8" Black 1 x 6" White 1 x 8" White Strip and tin all your Silicone wires Cut a 3/4" long piece of 1/4" Black Heat Shrink tubing Run the 3, 8" lengths through the heat shrink tubing, then push the tubing & wires over the exposed bridge strap Reconnect both cups to the bridge strap Run the 3, 8" lengths into the left cup rat-hole. Solder the following: Black to any "GND" pad Red to any "VCC" pad White to "IN" pad Run 1 x 6" black and 1 x 6" red into the left cup rat-hole Solder the following: Black to the remaining "GND" pad Red to the remaining "VCC" pad Solder the black and red wires to a battery connector from the charging harness Pull back the slack wire from the left cup Run the other side of the 8" wires into the rat-hole on the right cup. Solder the following: Black to any "GND" pad Red to any "VCC" pad White to the "OUT" pad Run the remaining 6" black, red and white wires into the right-cup rat-hole. Solder the following: Black to the remaining "GND" pad Red to the remaining "VCC" pad White to the "In" pad Solder the other ends of those wires to the Arduino: Black to "GND" Red to "VIN" White to "D3" Test Programming We're using the "100 Lights" code example from Episode 173 We need to change the Digital Pin to "3" We need to change the number of LEDs to "16" We can play with the brightness You can find the code here. These show notes have been truncated due to length. For the full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/know-how/episodes/186 Hosts: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ and Bryan Burnett Sponsors: digitalocean.com - promo code: KNOWHOW Amazon.com/TWITRX

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