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Know How... 186: Steampunk Goggles Build

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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

  1. Vintage Steampunk Welding Goggles $7.99
  2. GraceAngie 40Pcs Bronze Alloy Round Clock Watch gears $6.99
  3. Magnifying Loupe $6.75
  4. Arduino Nano (Atmega 328P) $2.19
  5. WS2812 16-Bit RGB LED Ring ($3.17 x 2) $6.34
  6. 30AWG Silicone Wire ($1.00 x 3) [Red, Black, Blue] $3.00
  7. 600mah batteries + Charging harness $18.00

    8. 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

      1. 3D Printer
      2. Dremel (or other drilling tool)
      3. Hot Glue Gun
      4. Soldering Kit
      5. Pliers, Screwdrivers
      6. Heat Shrink Tubing (Black)

        7. Instructions:

        1. Disconnect one of the eye cups from the bridge strap
        2. Drill a small rat hole at the base of each nose-cutout. (Big enough for 6 strands of 30awg silicone wire
        3. 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

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