Comments on: Behold the Crystal Monster http://todbot.com/blog/2009/09/22/behold-the-crystal-monster/ Random experiments, circuits, code, rapid prototyping, sometimes things to buy, and the odd tune by Tod E. Kurt. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:13:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Al http://todbot.com/blog/2009/09/22/behold-the-crystal-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-56189 Al Sun, 27 Sep 2009 10:57:45 +0000 http://todbot.com/blog/?p=620#comment-56189 That's awesome! It's really great when electronics and art come together, I don't think that can ever happen too often. As a engineer I have to say that your supply/control box is also a work of art! That’s awesome! It’s really great when electronics and art come together, I don’t think that can ever happen too often.

As a engineer I have to say that your supply/control box is also a work of art!

]]> By: EG http://todbot.com/blog/2009/09/22/behold-the-crystal-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-56153 EG Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:04:04 +0000 http://todbot.com/blog/?p=620#comment-56153 Thanks for the quick reply. I'm not an artist but these kinds of projects motivate me to play around. Always nice to hear how others do their implementation. Thanks for the quick reply. I’m not an artist but these kinds of projects motivate me to play around. Always nice to hear how others do their implementation.

]]> By: todbot http://todbot.com/blog/2009/09/22/behold-the-crystal-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-56151 todbot Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:41:15 +0000 http://todbot.com/blog/?p=620#comment-56151 Thanks, EG! The LEDs are attached via the rather low-tech expedient of gaffers tape. While the flexible LED circuit tape does have a nice adhesive on the side opposite the LEDs, we needed to mate the light-emitting surface of the tape to the acrylic. After many different attachment techniques, we settled on gaffers tape. It's matte, it's conformal, and it can be easily removed for repairs. The steel hardware was 8-32 threaded rod (custom cut to various sizes), nuts, and washers, available from <a href="http://www.mcmaster.com/" rel="nofollow">McMaster-Carr</a>, <a href="http://smallparts.com/" rel="nofollow">SmallParts</a>, or your local hardware store. Thanks, EG!

The LEDs are attached via the rather low-tech expedient of gaffers tape. While the flexible LED circuit tape does have a nice adhesive on the side opposite the LEDs, we needed to mate the light-emitting surface of the tape to the acrylic. After many different attachment techniques, we settled on gaffers tape. It’s matte, it’s conformal, and it can be easily removed for repairs.

The steel hardware was 8-32 threaded rod (custom cut to various sizes), nuts, and washers, available from McMaster-Carr, SmallParts, or your local hardware store.

]]> By: EG http://todbot.com/blog/2009/09/22/behold-the-crystal-monster/comment-page-1/#comment-56149 EG Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:03:19 +0000 http://todbot.com/blog/?p=620#comment-56149 Hi - the monster looks great. Would you be willing to share more info about how you mechanically attached the LEDs to the acrylic and do you have a recommendation for where to get steel hardware for this type of project? Thanks. Hi – the monster looks great. Would you be willing to share more info about how you mechanically attached the LEDs to the acrylic and do you have a recommendation for where to get steel hardware for this type of project?

Thanks.

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