You are the light of my life

Light of my Life

Want to express your love to someone, but cant explain it in words? Why not make something and show them how much they mean to you. As the name suggests "You are the light of my life" will make them understand. If not, on the bright side it can also be used as your bed side lamp ;)

Check how it looks and works in the video link below :
http://youtu.be/BDRMNmwqJgw

Difficulty level : Moderate

Things you will need :
1. Canvas board (30 x 30 cm)
2. Used bulb
3. Cell 3V
4. Cell holder
5. Yellow LED with heatsink
6. Wires
7. Hot Glue gun

Box Layout & Dimensions :

#Steps :

Step 1 : Take the canvas board and cut it as shown in the layout.

Step 2 : Start gluing and sticking all the sides one by one to make a box. Reinforce the corners using hot glue to make it stronger (shown in last photo of this step).

 Step 3 : Take a Lamp bulb and remove the silver cover by cutting it. Make sure you don't break the bulb while doing so.

Step 4 : Now carefully break the inner filament of the bulb and take everything out. Again, make sure the bulb doesn't break.

Step 5 : Take two pieces of wire and make heart shaped filaments from it as shown. Then secure them using glue.

Step 6 : Keep one side of the cube open to insert the circuit. The side besides the open side will be the top. Mark the center of the top side and make a hole through it using something pointed.

Step 7 : Make a simple circuit by connecting an LED, switch and cell in series. Take the wires through the hole such that the LED remains above.

Step 8 : Glue the heart filaments made in step 5 and place the bulb firmly on it, inserting the filaments in the bulb. Secure the bulb firmly with hot glue.

Step 9 : Take the half canvas board shown in the layout and and make a slit for placing the switch, then glue it to the cube. Give a test run to see if its working.

It works!!!

Step 10 : Now all that remains is painting the box. Choose colors as per your choice. I am using a wood texture so that it looks natural.

Here's how it looks when completed. Hope it brightens your day!

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How to make a Name Tag

Name Tag

Here's how to make a cool Name Tag using Seven segment displays (SSD). Earlier, we had made a key chain using a SSD which you can view here. A similar method is used to connect the SSD's in parallel to a cell and use them to make a short Name Tag. I have used red SSD's but different colors are available in market and you can select one of your choices.

Difficulty level : Easy

Things you will need :
1. Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
2. Seven Segment Displays(SSD) x 3
2. 3v Cell
3. 3v Cell holder
4. A switch
5. Soldering equipment
6. M seal/Hot glue


Pin Diagram :

#Steps :

Step 1 : Cut a general purpose PCB of appropriate size.

Step 2 : Insert a SSD in the PCB. Make sure you don't damage the pins while doing so.

Step 3 : Insert the second and third SSD neatly besides each other. Again make sure the pins don't bend.

Step 4 : Solder all the SSD's as shown. Do not over heat the SSD's while soldering to avoid damage. Only solder the pins which you want to use.

Step 5 : Take a 3volt Battery holder and place it firmly in the PCB and solder it.

Step 6 : Add a switch in series with the cell and SSD's and solder it.

Step 7 : Place the battery in the holder and Check if its working. I wanted to display 'SHA' which is one of my friends name and seems like its working perfectly :P

Step 8 : Get Mseal or Hot glue and mix some amount to get the paste and cover the whole area as shown.

Step 9 : Paint as per your favorite color and set to dry. Here i have used black acrylic. Color as per your choice.

Thats it! Done! :) Make any names depending on the letters used. Use it on the showcase or as a nameplate on your door.

"Wishing you all a Happy New Year"

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