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12-29-2023, 04:44 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-29-2023, 04:59 PM by Imadesignerd.)
I am excited to say that I have finished the "structural build" part of this project. I now have a sweet prop to display.
![[Image: CTEJKO1.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/CTEJKO1.jpg)
I decided to take a page out of Kresty's book and went with the soaker hose from a local big box home improvement store. I really wanted a hose that had some character/texture to it and everything i found online was just plain rubber hose. I have to say, it looks fantastic in my opinion.
ON TO THE ELECTRONICS!
My goal for this build is to make it actually charge the droid. So I soldered up a 1/4 audio jack and cut an access hole into the furnace for mounting. The jack will be mounted to the final square detail piece that will then be glued on over that large hole. I still need to get in there and clearance more of the support material away so the jack can sit proper.
![[Image: iuLTatj.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/iuLTatj.jpg)
![[Image: jhiLNac.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/jhiLNac.jpg)
Over the last few days, I also took some time to button up some of the electronics. Still a ways to go, but this is how it sits for now. I decided to go a different direction with the ESP32 and the sound board. I will have some pictures of that to add here soon. Someone had suggested that I do a custom PCB, and if this all works, I think that would be an excellent idea.
![[Image: TezfVXf.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/TezfVXf.jpg)
As its wired, each bank of LEDs. is daisy chained and I have two points of power injection, which will be critical to ensure no funny business happens with this many LEDs. Once I sort out the control boards, it will be time to wire everything up and test it before I cut out the rest of the access holes in the fusion furnace. Here is a short test video of one of the effects that I am planning with these LEDs. This test is just a candle flicker bulb that we use at Hallowen. Kresty, if you read this, you might want to consider picking up one of these bulbs for your build for a little added PIZZAZ. https://www.amazon.com/Hompavo-Flickerin...Q8V1X?th=1
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/md8Yuvmw5zE
Again, the goal is to use the sound reactive fork of WLED to make the lights react to the audio file, wether that be a constant hum, pulse or even the beat of music. The amp I used in this project has bluetooth capability so having a light reactive boombox is not out of the realm of possibility. Not sure what sort of sound fidelity I will get out of this thing though. haha!
I decided to take a page out of Kresty's book and went with the soaker hose from a local big box home improvement store. I really wanted a hose that had some character/texture to it and everything i found online was just plain rubber hose. I have to say, it looks fantastic in my opinion.
ON TO THE ELECTRONICS!
My goal for this build is to make it actually charge the droid. So I soldered up a 1/4 audio jack and cut an access hole into the furnace for mounting. The jack will be mounted to the final square detail piece that will then be glued on over that large hole. I still need to get in there and clearance more of the support material away so the jack can sit proper.
Over the last few days, I also took some time to button up some of the electronics. Still a ways to go, but this is how it sits for now. I decided to go a different direction with the ESP32 and the sound board. I will have some pictures of that to add here soon. Someone had suggested that I do a custom PCB, and if this all works, I think that would be an excellent idea.
As its wired, each bank of LEDs. is daisy chained and I have two points of power injection, which will be critical to ensure no funny business happens with this many LEDs. Once I sort out the control boards, it will be time to wire everything up and test it before I cut out the rest of the access holes in the fusion furnace. Here is a short test video of one of the effects that I am planning with these LEDs. This test is just a candle flicker bulb that we use at Hallowen. Kresty, if you read this, you might want to consider picking up one of these bulbs for your build for a little added PIZZAZ. https://www.amazon.com/Hompavo-Flickerin...Q8V1X?th=1
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/md8Yuvmw5zE
Again, the goal is to use the sound reactive fork of WLED to make the lights react to the audio file, wether that be a constant hum, pulse or even the beat of music. The amp I used in this project has bluetooth capability so having a light reactive boombox is not out of the realm of possibility. Not sure what sort of sound fidelity I will get out of this thing though. haha!