WLED Ping Pong Pendant
Printed for Ping Pong Balls and Distribution Tubing Irrigation Drip Hoseof 1/4" OD 3/16" ID garden tubing
STLs to Print:
- pong-holder-6post v8.stl
- pong-holder-5post v8.stl
- pong-holder-holes v10.stl
- cutter_30mm_v18.stl
- cutter275.stl
- 5post-jig-v16.stl
6post-jig-v17.stl
Sphere BOM:
- 44 LEDS (12V WS2811 string lights)
- Wemos D4 ESP8266
- level shifter pcb
- DC jack - https://a.co/d/6gaP78A
- Buck regulator - https://a.co/d/aOig4n8
- push button - https://a.co/d/dNaEjrv
- 10FT DC Power Extension Cable,5.5mm x 2.1mm Extension Cord - https://a.co/d/9sqFtj6
- 44 PingPong Balls
- 12 5 post rings
- 44 6 post rings
- 50ft of 1/4 in. Hourleey 50 Feet Blank Distribution Tubing Irrigation Drip Hose, 1/4 Inch Drip Line (1/4" OD 3/16" ID) https://a.co/d/1LDuNtN
Tools:
- Soldering iron
- Glue Gun
- 3D printer
- PLA+
Instructions:
Printing:
- Print 32 units of the pong-holder-6post v8.stl
- Print 12 units of the pong-holder-5post v8.stl
- Cut 192 pieces of tubing using the 30mm template
- Cut 60 pieces of tubing using the 27.5mm template
Assembly:
using the jigs press the pingpong balls into the 5post and 6post rings
Picture 0.jpegStart by making a ring of 10 x 6post pingpong balls connected by 10 x 30 mm lengths of tubing
- Create a hexagons of five of the 6post pingpong balls connected by sections of 30mm long tubes along the top and bottom of the 10 pingpong ball ring that you created in the previous step
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fill in the 12 hexagons with 5post pingpong balls and 27.5mm lengths of tubing
Picture 3.jpegremove one of the 6 point disks and Assemble the controll disk
Picture 4.jpegusing a drill or soldering iron, puncture a 8mm hole in each ping pong ball to insert the leds
Picture 5.jpeg- Final Result
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