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Interest Holocron Kit
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put me down for a completed Holocron...shiftyscarecrow
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Interested
I was trying not to post until I had pics to share, but the first run of the new board doesn't get back from the fab house until next week. The new artwork for the diffusion layer is going slow, too, but I cut out a new shell and I'm really liking the look (going back to tradition with a look as close to the "Stolen" from Holocron Heist ) All the other components are here; magnets for the lid, USB jacks, mercury tilt switches (apparently you CAN still get those!) etc. So I am on schedule to have a prototype to show by the end of the month.
MilesAtreides
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My excitement meter just went up another notch! Thanks for the update
Progress.....
I got the board almost two weeks ago but there was a problem with the load-sharing part of the circuit. Just got the new MOSFETs in the mail this morning and it now works like a charm (testing now to confirm the charge circuit still works as designed).
I'll follow this post up with some pics as soon as I have the new diffusion layer prepped.
I got the board almost two weeks ago but there was a problem with the load-sharing part of the circuit. Just got the new MOSFETs in the mail this morning and it now works like a charm (testing now to confirm the charge circuit still works as designed).
I'll follow this post up with some pics as soon as I have the new diffusion layer prepped.
Snippet update:
Lighting circuit all works now. Slight revisions before the production run (USB jack moved to the board, switch string for through-hole neo-pixels, etc.)
Latest iteration of the laser files finally complete, I've got a laser reserved for tonight.
If all goes well I'll have a prototype painted this weekend.
Lighting circuit all works now. Slight revisions before the production run (USB jack moved to the board, switch string for through-hole neo-pixels, etc.)
Latest iteration of the laser files finally complete, I've got a laser reserved for tonight.
If all goes well I'll have a prototype painted this weekend.
MilesAtreides
Member
Sweet Christmas!
Progress Pic:
I'd lost the light by the time it was all painted and assembled. I'll take some better pics in the next day or two.
Lights up "okay"....
That's using a stand-in light source, though. My main complaint is that the "Counselor" diffusion layer (and circuitry layer) takes away too much from the look of the canon "Stolen" holocron. Very tempted to try a cube-within a cube...but it would be tough to shrink the lighting board that small.
I'll finalize prices on the unbuilt kit this weekend. Have a few alternate shells I cut as well while I was experimenting; I'm painting them up right now and may have pics of some of those by the weekend as well.
I'd lost the light by the time it was all painted and assembled. I'll take some better pics in the next day or two.
Lights up "okay"....
That's using a stand-in light source, though. My main complaint is that the "Counselor" diffusion layer (and circuitry layer) takes away too much from the look of the canon "Stolen" holocron. Very tempted to try a cube-within a cube...but it would be tough to shrink the lighting board that small.
I'll finalize prices on the unbuilt kit this weekend. Have a few alternate shells I cut as well while I was experimenting; I'm painting them up right now and may have pics of some of those by the weekend as well.
Lighting circuit isn't working for me:
The prototype board is so big the LEDs are getting too close to the sides of the box. So it's back to Eagle to create version 2.0 of the board. Also dropped the external USB jack as it looked ugly.
This is three layers of laser-cut acrylic, with one layer engraved with a pattern to help diffuse the internal light. Major pieces are snap-fit and there's additional guides etched in; took me a couple evenings to assemble and most of that was sanding, patching (Bondo Spot Putty) and painting (Rustoleum Hammered Finish Copper) the outer shell. Anyhow. I feel I owe it to the community so I'm offering that kit at cost; $45, plus $5 shipping. Somewhere around a year from now I'll make all the files publicly available and you can laser your own.
Before I set up the proper sales thread I'll stick some paint on two alternate shell designs I have, and show off a couple alternate diffusion laters as well. I want to be able to offer mix-and-match. Above is the "Stolen" shell design, with "Counselor" diffusion layer in light blue, and "Circuit" inner detail element.
Circuit will be available shortly. All the heavy lifting is done -- I just need to re-organize the board to pack things in tighter. The components are coming in around fifteen bucks, so I might be able to run it off for as little as $30; most of the parts are surface-mount so I'll have to solder them up myself instead of offering the circuit in kit form. As far as fully assembled -- let me know if there is significant interest in that option and I'll figure out how I need to price my labor for that.
The prototype board is so big the LEDs are getting too close to the sides of the box. So it's back to Eagle to create version 2.0 of the board. Also dropped the external USB jack as it looked ugly.
This is three layers of laser-cut acrylic, with one layer engraved with a pattern to help diffuse the internal light. Major pieces are snap-fit and there's additional guides etched in; took me a couple evenings to assemble and most of that was sanding, patching (Bondo Spot Putty) and painting (Rustoleum Hammered Finish Copper) the outer shell. Anyhow. I feel I owe it to the community so I'm offering that kit at cost; $45, plus $5 shipping. Somewhere around a year from now I'll make all the files publicly available and you can laser your own.
Before I set up the proper sales thread I'll stick some paint on two alternate shell designs I have, and show off a couple alternate diffusion laters as well. I want to be able to offer mix-and-match. Above is the "Stolen" shell design, with "Counselor" diffusion layer in light blue, and "Circuit" inner detail element.
Circuit will be available shortly. All the heavy lifting is done -- I just need to re-organize the board to pack things in tighter. The components are coming in around fifteen bucks, so I might be able to run it off for as little as $30; most of the parts are surface-mount so I'll have to solder them up myself instead of offering the circuit in kit form. As far as fully assembled -- let me know if there is significant interest in that option and I'll figure out how I need to price my labor for that.
StarHelix
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I'm interested in a fully assembled/finished option.
MilesAtreides
Member
Interested in fully assembled/finish
A first-order calculation (no, not THAT First Order) says it should be over 24 gm. I'll weigh when I'm near a postal scale.
And, grr, I'll do fully assembled. But seriously, it is an easy kit. (And due to the surface-mount components, the lighting circuit should be completed by me anyhow). The main thing I have to figure out is how to safely and economically ship one that's fully assembled...
Anyhow, I have a new idea for the internal arrangement. Tried a desktop experiment and really liked the way it looked, but will take me a week or two to assemble that. As of this moment, the only thing I can currently ship is unassembled kits, sans electronics.
And, grr, I'll do fully assembled. But seriously, it is an easy kit. (And due to the surface-mount components, the lighting circuit should be completed by me anyhow). The main thing I have to figure out is how to safely and economically ship one that's fully assembled...
Anyhow, I have a new idea for the internal arrangement. Tried a desktop experiment and really liked the way it looked, but will take me a week or two to assemble that. As of this moment, the only thing I can currently ship is unassembled kits, sans electronics.
