2013 Yard Spinner Prototype

[dpitts]

Made with WS2811 strip. I am planning on making 10 - 20 of these for the yard.

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[SteveMaris]

Very cool. I was planning something similar with dumb strips. Was thinking 24 channels with a Ray Wu controller.
10 - 20?! Good Lord!
 2 for me...
What did you use in the center for the legs?

[dpitts]

3" PVC coupler. Why not use a smart strip?. Something tells me yours will be much bigger than mine.

[SteveMaris]

3" coupler, great idea.
 I was planning on taking the lights off my spinners I have now, and replacing them with dumb strips.
 So yes, they are about 5 ft tall. 

[taybrynn]

I love this idea.  My spinners with conventional mini lights are always dieing on me, so this would make all the sense in the world.   I need to visit you David and see what you have done in person, its very impressive.

[hicksjo]

Is it actually going to spin, or is the light animation oing to give appearance of spinning.?

[SteveMaris]

Is it actually going to spin, or is the light animation oing to give appearance of spinning.?

It is spinning in the video above. Or was that just my head?

[Jeffl]

Any change we could get a picture of the back?  It will be much easier to steal your idea then.

[chrisatpsu]

Any change we could get a picture of the back?  I will be much easier to steal you idea then.

At least he's honest!

[dpitts]

That's the beauty of smart strips there is nothing in the back. I also purposely did not run wire in the pipe, seemed like too much work with little gain.. I did zip tie wire to the back. I stole design from some else

[rrowan]

That's the beauty of smart strips there is nothing in the back. I also purposely did not run wire in the pipe, seemed like too much work with little gain.. I did zip tie wire to the back. I stole design from some else

I think he wanted to see the back of it for the pvc construction not the lights

Rick R.

[SteveMaris]

"I think he wanted to see the back of it for the pvc construction not the lights

Rick R."



Yup. me too. I am dumb as a rock, but I copy others well. 

[dpitts]

Here is a shot of the back. It was made with WS2811 strip that had 10 chips per meter (3 led resolution). I think the spinners for 2013 will be made with either 2811 30 chips per meter, TM1809, or TM1812 strips to give single pixel resolution. Then I could do radiating out pattens as well.

It would be great to have a Nutcracker model for spinners with effects specifically designed for them. But I am happy with Nutcracker just the way it is too.

[rm357]

Now  all you need is to add a fog machine to the middle...

I'm kidding...    at least I think I am...

Nice construction with the threaded pieces. I might have to borrow that idea as well...

Thanks for sharing.

[Jeffl]

Sure looks easier than welding like I have been doing.  And yes I honestly plan on borrowing the idea.