Hi All,
So my daughter came to me and said she wanted to be a washing machine for Halloween and her friend wanted to be a dryer. I thought that should be easy enough, get a box cut some holes. Well then I got to thinking, it’d be a lot cooler with some LEDs and switches and buttons. So I went over to sparkfun.com and started a looking for some stuff, addressable LED strip, Big Buttons, 10 mm LEDS, fun stuff. So after a a grueling weekend build I finished both the washer and dryer on Sunday, just in time for Halloween.
It turned out pretty great!
Here are some videos
photos
https://goo.gl/photos/dgMm7bhxzTdnfS38A
Rough list of what I used
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Cardboard box
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Hard insulation board for door frame
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Plexiglass
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White duct tape
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3D printed hinges
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3D printed rotary switch knob
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Arduino Pro 5V
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Neopixel like 1M addressable LED strip
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10 mm LED’s with holders
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10 position rotary switch
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Big Red and Big Blue button
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Other miscellaneous stuff!
A lot of work, but a fun project.
Brett