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LED cube from Christmas tree lights

LED cube from Christmas tree lights

Christmas time is a great time to obtain large numbers of LEDs very cheaply. This instructable uses 80 LEDs from an LED christmas tree light string to make the venerable 3D LED cube. In this case a 5x4x4 cube. 3D LED Charlieplex Cube from Chrismas Tree Lights – Link Related: This weekend’s project – Pocket […]

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Hypnocube- 3D LED kit

Hypnocube- 3D LED kit

“The Mad Scientist” sent in these Hypnocubes, they are 3D LED cubes that come in 3-channel Red-Green-Blue (with 4096 possible colors), 2-channel Red-Green (256 colors), and 2-channel Red-Blue (256 colors). The kits are available too, starting at $300-ish – Link. Update: Dirkus writes – “Actually, the cheapest kit they have is $120, plus $10 shipping […]

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Nicholas Galanin’s Sculpture from Books

Nicholas Galanin’s Sculpture from Books

G.E.O writes, “Thousands of pages cut and bound into bound book sculpture! Phenomenal!” Phenomenal, indeed. Artist Nicholas Galanin explores his own Thingit culture and art derived from the people of Alaska. Creating forms of faces from books, Galanin brings a new medium to the art form of sculpture. Link. Related: “What Have We Become” Book […]

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