Mick Byrne, Aug 2024
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Edge Lit Acrylic Signs was developed and delivered at 2 Family Maker Club Sessions in July and August 2024. In the First workshop participants learned how to create artwork and then laser etch & cut
and for extension if you have time basic CAD and 3D printing
If your workshop does not require any materials (maybe digital only) delete this section or change to something more appropriate.
Material | Quantity | Cost | Supplier |
---|---|---|---|
LEDs | 4 | $0.40 | Supplier 1 |
47 R resistor | 2 | $0.70 | Supplier 2 |
Battery box | 1 | $1.30 | Supplier 2 |
AA battery | 5 | $3.00 | Supplier 3 |
10mm Acrylic | 1 | $6.00 | Supplier 3 |
3d Printed Plinth | 1 | $6.00 | Supplier 3 |
Total | $17.40 |
Again, if your workshop does not require physical tools, delete or change this to something like Software required.
Before the workshop you will need to …
Welcome and Tour
Laser Demo
Artwork Demo
Participants decide on an idea
Participants prepare artwork
Participants prepare and cut artwork on laser.
Welcome and Tour
Intro to Electric Circuits (conduct a scaled down version of Electronics 101 ) with a special focus on:
Demonstrate building the circuit in Fritzing edge_lit_acrylic.fzz.zip
Start by showing what happens if you dont have the resistors edge_lit_acrylic_no_resistor.fzz.zip
Look at https://ledcalculator.net/ for their suggestion for 4 LEDs with 4.7V
and then add the resistors in Fritzing
and show the outcome
Show how the current flows on the positive and negative sides of the circuit
Positive accross the top and negative from the bottom via each of the resistors
Participant place their components in the circuitboard board.ai
Hints
finish up by soldering all your joints together and then trim the loose legs so they don't cause a short.
Put your circuit and batterybox in the Plinth that steve designed for 3D printing.