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Intro: Awesome led cube .......................................................................................................

step 1: materials and tools ......................................................................................................

step 2: the box ...............................................................................................................

step 3: lighting ...............................................................................................................

step 4: finish the box ..........................................................................................................

step 5: armor ................................................................................................................

step 6: Time Travel! ...........................................................................................................

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Intro: Awesome led cubeYou never know when you might need a glowing cube to convince people you are from the future.

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step 1:materials and toolsTo make this you will need:A LED (preferably high power)a 3 volt coin cell batterya 100 ohm resistor (anything close to 100 will work)a momentary or push button switch.thin sheet metalplexiglass

tools:hot glue gunmetal shearssharpiesawsoldering iron

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step 2:the boxCut out 6 squares of equal size f rom the plexiglass with a saw.Use the hot glue gun to make them into a box. Leave off the last side for now.Drill a hole in one side of the box, make the hole large enough for the button on the switch to be pushed through it.

step 3:lightingSolder together the switch, resistor, and the led.Duct tape the two wires that remain to the battery.Hot glue the assembly to the inside of the cube with the button in the hole.

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step 4:finish the boxFill the box with hot glue to diffuse the light.Glue the final side on.

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step 5:armorCut out of the sheet metal futuristic designs and glue them onto the cube.Make sure that when you glue onto the button you don't stop it from being pressed down, and that it sticks out enough to be pushed down.

To give you an idea, Duck-Lemon made two templates. (last pictures)

step 6:Time Travel!Use the cube to slow, stop, or reverse time, or even turn ordinary technology into transformers. Your choice.

It looks the best in the dark.

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yggdrazil says: Jan 11, 2010. 2:59 PM REPReally cool!Can you just imagine your opponents face if you make one of these as a Necron monolith for Warhammer 40K?

patto2142 says: Jan 12, 2010. 4:20 PM REPTheyd be like lolwut?

Phoghat says: Jan 12, 2010. 5:26 AM REPthe local Rite-Aid had a sale on photo cubes (what you ha ve except no bottom panel) so i bought a few. used window privacy spray paint to fog, andaluminum foil for metal pieces.

jcb2222 says: Jan 10, 2010. 5:07 AM REPi just checked this out today,i'mnot sure i could afford it 'cause i'm *blank* and bareley get a allowance.

survivletroop says: Jan 8, 2010. 5:59 PM REPmy freinds think im from the futre

KeviBear says: Jan 8, 2010. 3:23 PM REPWhat i justrealizedis you could add a joule thief just to make it last longer and even make it brighter.

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pichu1994 says: May 7, 2009. 4:37 PM REPhow much were all of the materials? could you get them for under 40$?

wazooda says: Jan 7, 2010. 1:43 AM REPyeah you can et all the materials for about 10/$16. i'm not sure if rapid electronics ships to america. if it does et your stuff from there it's really ood

Beard of Zeus! says: Jun 27, 2009. 3:17 PM REPI did mine for free so far: found a decent green LED @ my house, resistor I had (don't ask), took the button from a broken flashlight, and used a CD jewcase for the sides of the cube. I have yet to complete the outside, though

Tommyhzy says: May 13, 2009. 12:43 PM REPI would say the Plexiglas is about $1, the LED is $.02 online to $3 Radioshack, and the battery is about 0.19 online and $2 in stores. The hot glue is $1for 300 sticks where I come from.

dunnos says: Jun 29, 2009. 11:53 PM REPOMG, could you send me some? ;P

dunnos says: Jun 29, 2009. 11:54 PM REPsome of the glue i meant

Tommyhzy says: Jun 30, 2009. 8:10 AM REPOops I forgot to put the 0 there... It's supposed to be $10 for 300 sticks.

Kryptonite says: Nov 16, 2009. 10:11 PM REPMines $10 for 50. Sad.

ninj4boy00 says: Jun 3, 2009. 4:21 PM REPwtf plexiglass is $24 for a good sized sheet led is $2 if high voltage

Tommyhzy says: Jun 3, 2009. 7:26 PM REPActually, the amount of plexiglas used in this project is surprisingly little, so I would say really, about $1 for what it's worth. The LED you're talkin

about is probably from Radioshack or any other electronics dealer. If you buy them online, you can get EXTREME discounts, especially if directfrom the Hong Kong manufacturers.

ninj4boy00 says: Jun 23, 2009. 8:06 AM REPim in hk right now led is $2 hk which is very little . ( tri colour is $2 ) is about 1/7 of a canadian or us $

ninj4boy00 says: Jun 7, 2009. 3:40 PM REPbut what thickness? i bought a 10x24 inch plexiglass Y_Y

Tommyhzy says: Jun 7, 2009. 7:18 PM REPThinner is better, you don't want to cut THICK< CHUNKY plexiglas for hours and hours , do you? But don't get too thin, about 2millimetres is awesome. (Yes, I'm Canadian, I'll include this so you'll be satisfied: Eh?!! ! :D

ninj4boy00 says: Jun 8, 2009. 4:39 PM REPdid i ask if u were canadian ( i am too.) and thicker is better ( stron er) thinner is better (easier to cut)

Tommyhzy says: Jun 8, 2009. 5:12 PM REPCanadian pride! Anyways, I prefer thinner because what's the use of using THICK plexiglas? I mean, it's not going to be a safe..or a protective screen... Just an enclosing for a hot glue blob.

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ninj4boy00 says: Jun 11, 2009. 6:12 PM REPim making a ball (sphere) looks cooler

Tommyhzy says: Jun 11, 2009. 7:07 PM REPI'd like to see how you make the plexiglas curved. WAIT A DARN MINUTE WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SPELL CHECKBUTTON?!

ninj4boy00 says: Jun 12, 2009. 5:41 PM REPu buy pre rounded plexiglass duh!!!

Tommyhzy says: Jun 12, 2009. 7:17 PM REPReally? I've never seen it in all the stores I shop in. Does it come in hemispheres or full spheres, ...? I thinkrounded Plexiglas could be used for something very cool in the near future... Note: I think Plexiglas is spelled with"s".

ninj4boy00 says: Jun 13, 2009. 9:22 AM REPu could always just buy a hamster ball

ninj4boy00 says: Jun 13, 2009. 9:21 AM REP2 halves makes it easier to put led in

ninj4boy00 says: Jun 13, 2009. 9:21 AM REPbuy 2 halves , look in electronics section of hardware, used to create firm l ight domes 4 lawns take them aparglue 2 haves tghr

Tommyhzy says: Jun 13, 2009. 4:19 PM REPHaHAHAHAHAmster ball! But you DO realize they're PERFECT with that door abut except for those airholes... That could make filling the ball with hot glue a pain.

Thanks for the domes tip, I appreciate it.

nomooremr.niceguy says: Jun 15, 2009. 8:59 PM REPHobby stores often sell plastic balls in two hemispheres. Sometimes they'll have various sizes. I got othat was 80mm. I'm not canadian, I 'm Texan. (Canadians and Texans seem to be the most prideful

about where they're from of anyone. I can't say who has more pride. Just thought I'd mention that.) Buback to the point. I just thought I'd throw that out there for anyone that was wanting the pre made ballsw/o holes.

Sponzyparadox says: Jun 28, 2009. 4:48 PM REPLOL never met a New Yorker then have ya? Another place to look would be at holiday ornamentsthey are round and you can put stuff in them. IDK just a random thou h

nomooremr.niceguy says: Jun 28, 2009. 6:47 PM REPI have met New Yorkers before. And as proud as they are, it's less common for them to be asproud as a Texan or a Canadian (No offense intended). But then again it may also depend onthe area of New York they come from. And you're right, about ornaments. I have looked at theThey are affordable, and come in multiple sizes. You have to be careful about the glass ones,they will break, with or without stuff inside them. Their greatest downfall though, is their generainability to come apart and go back together. Getting the battery assembly in and positioning aLED inside them could be possible, but tr icky. But I like how you think. Keep it up. Happytweaking, Sinisterly, The Not So Nice Guy

Tommyhzy says: Jun 28, 2009. 8:55 PM REPWow... It's so hard to believe that all this started with a simple mention if an idea... By theway I'm actually 13 years old (seriously) But hey, it's never too late to start being innovativOh and it's just me, normal 13 year old aren't this proud of being 13... :D

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ninj4boy00 says: Jan 8, 2010. 2:16 PM REPim 12

mideivalmenace says: Sep 19, 2009. 8:17 PM REPHay I'm 13 too I think the LED cube is so cool and I discovered that just a 9 volt batteryworks fine but I can't decide what color LED to use.

kdude63 says: Aug 8, 2009. 1:40 PM REPI agree... I am 13 too and I am not really that proud of being 13, I would rather be 16 anhave a car and job. :D But I wouldn't say that I am perfectly normal either. lol

Sponzyparadox says: Aug 8, 2009. 6:41 PM REPNever underestimate the power of a 13 year old. And being normal is so boring.YEAH odd geeks for the win!

nomooremr.niceguy says: Jun 29, 2009. 6:34 AM REPHAHA! Yeah. I suppose you're right about that. I have a 13 year old brother. He's smaand resourceful, but he's not as into this type of stuff. So I know what you're saying. Anyes, it's tough to believe that all this came from the mention of one idea. But it meansthat people are thinking. And that's good. That's what makes technological advances(and good conversation).

Sponzyparadox says: Jun 29, 2009. 10:35 AM REPTrue very true though the best way to design and build stuff is to talk about it andthen take the best ideas. THough if you fill the bulb with silicone yu will make itharder to break. And there are bulbs made out of plexi for outdoor use try those. IDAnd well you met the wanna be new yorkers. We don't know what to do withourselfves if we can't argue with eachother. Yankees v Mets Jets v Giants the listgoes on and on, Upstate v Downstate is the biggest though.

nomooremr.niceguy says: Jun 29, 2009. 3:11 PM REPI'm sure I did meet the wanna be's. I went to NYC, and their pride was more inwhat was in New York than New York itself (But it may have simply been livingthe crowded city that dampened their pride of state). And the plexi bulbs are agood idea. Though I've already tried filling ornaments with silicone. It doesn't drIt would take years. So try hot glue. Though my dilemma is fitting the batterythrough the small hole, and positioning the LED in the center. Positioning theLED isn't so tough if you simply fill the bulb half way before placing it. But let mknow if you figure out a way to get a battery in the ornament without cutting a

hole too large.

Tommyhzy says: Jun 29, 2009. 8:07 AM REPNow THAT'S what humans are meant to do, think, think, think, idea, idea, idea,conversation, innovation! I never had such a heated friendly conversation in aLonnnnnnnnggg time. It's nice to have other people to talk to.

nomooremr.niceguy says: Jun 29, 2009. 3:19 PM REPI know what you mean. There is no one our age in this area, much less with ouinterests. Unfortunately our type is few and far between, and too often they areunsavory. But innovators are the builders of tomorrow. So Texans are known fotheir pride, I've met enough Canadians to know of their pride, and we now haveNew Yorker testifying of their pride. Argentineans are also prideful. And we havsmaller factions (innovators, Hams, cyclists, etc.) that are prideful. Is there real

any practical, and ethical way to measure a persons pride?

Tommyhzy says: Jun 29, 2009. 4:21 PM REPFor some reason, I just can't stop thinking about the Lion from The Wizard Oz. Or was that bravery?

nomooremr.niceguy says: Jun 29, 2009. 7:09 PM REPYes. He had trouble with bravery. But close enough.

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Sponzyparadox says: Jun 30, 2009. 2:21 PM REPhow did the lion get into this discussion? lol

Tommyhzy says: Jun 30, 2009. 5:28 PM REPWell, once upon a time, in a faraway time, when all the littleDIYers and Instructablers (?) were frolicking in the gleefulmeadows of the LEDs, there was a ninj4boy00 who decided tostate a very daring resolution. He was going to build a sphericalLED "Cube"! So a Tommyhzy came and got curious, as this typof idea was seldom heard of. So they got into a very heated butpolite conversation, exchanging knowledge all about the

ridiculously complicated world. nomooremr.niceguy andSponzyparadox soon joined the discussion and kind of morphedinto a philosophical, intellectual talk. So then began the"arguments" about pride, from Texans to Canadians, New Yorketo 13 year olds, all the while still remaining on the firm ground ofrelated conversation, never straying too far f rom the base topic,the topic pichu1994 started, which was the topic of how much thmaterials would cost . Soon, the discussion turned a bit, with ideto-text-to-world-to-media-to-film connections. And then a curiouslittle child named Sponzyparadox came and asked about how thidea-to-text-to-world-to-media-to-film connection was made. Sothe eternal storyteller came and started the tale. From then on, tknowledge of how the lion made its way into the conversation wknown far and wide, to the North, South, East, and West. As thepeople gained this knowledge, the townsmen rejoiced, and theyall lived happily ever after. (Wow that actually took me 21 minuteand I went through 3 drafts)

Gmechanic says: Jan 8, 2010. 11:07 AM REPPatent your cube, and slap that onto a packaging label, masproduce/market, and there ya go -instant billionaire. ;)

Sponzyparadox says: Jun 30, 2009. 6:30 PM REPTommy that was epic haha. Yeah I suppose we must have oADD moments. I mean who else would look at a cd case ansee glowing sphere thingy?

nomooremr.niceguysays:

Jun 30, 2009. 6:13 PM REP

HAHA! Nice. So what should we throw into the mix next?

Sponzyparadoxsays:

Jun 30, 2009. 6:43 PM REP

Ohh cookie mix? lol Yeah man I love convos like thisthough

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