Sean Meighan

General => The Water Cooler => Topic started by: babybear on February 14, 2017, 08:14:04 PM

Title: Ferris Wheel project
Post by: babybear on February 14, 2017, 08:14:04 PM

I started building my Ferris Wheel  its just over 6 feet tall with 10 carts. at the end it will have 600 ws2812b lights. Here is a quick video of it in the light and dark. Just started to put on the lights.
  https://youtu.be/vTWVXz0yJBo

Title: Re: Ferris Wheel project
Post by: deanathpc on February 17, 2017, 09:01:36 AM

O.K. I'll be the first to comment!  That is pretty cool!

Title: Re: Ferris Wheel project
Post by: babybear on February 17, 2017, 10:41:21 AM

The nice part about this project it is all scrap but lights, slip coupler and motor.  A bit of time here but its Winter what else is there to do. By the end of this weekend all the lights will be on. 

Title: Re: Ferris Wheel project
Post by: deanathpc on February 17, 2017, 06:29:08 PM

That is awesome!  Nice work!

Title: Re: Ferris Wheel project
Post by: babybear on February 19, 2017, 05:44:17 PM

finely got 600 ws2812b LEDs mounted and all working.   34 per spoke 10 spokes.  260 on the outer ring.

Title: Re: Ferris Wheel project
Post by: deanathpc on February 21, 2017, 12:47:08 PM

Alright you will have to show this off on Sunday!!!!!

Title: Re: Ferris Wheel project
Post by: Skunberg on March 01, 2017, 01:07:08 PM

Beautiful Farris wheel. Did you make it from plans? Is it pvc or wood or ? Great job?

Title: Re: Ferris Wheel project
Post by: Dabil on March 01, 2017, 03:55:12 PM

I humbly request a demo video of this in action. That is really cool.

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Title: Re: Ferris Wheel project
Post by: babybear on March 01, 2017, 04:00:38 PM

It is all wood  I do have plans that I drew up.  It runs off a small 12 vdc motor. Later tonight I'll post a video of it running.  My plans is to run it Halloween and x-mas

Title: Re: Ferris Wheel project
Post by: babybear on March 02, 2017, 04:48:21 AM

Yesterday I said I would set up a video of this working. Well wish I could have but we lost power in a wind storm here yesterday and still this morning with out power. Ill try again tonight 

Title: Re: Ferris Wheel project
Post by: ronald on March 02, 2017, 06:28:53 AM

Hope your power comes back on soon. Had bad storm's here last night also.

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Title: Re: Ferris Wheel project
Post by: babybear on March 02, 2017, 08:28:56 PM

Well it ended up being a cold night with it being in the 30s out and no power for 14 hours. Tonight I shot some video of the Ferris wheel. I have the lights set to only 30% brightness. Still too much. At the end of the video shows some close up the structure of the wheel. The wheel is sequenced with 2 models. Spinner for the center and a circle for the outer ring.
   I do have an issue when I put a pinwheel effect on the spinner it acts real weird. I have a spinner that I built but had to use a customer model because the arms are different lengths. (width vers height) Oval looking, and the pin wheel effect works great there.
   The design is out of my head but I do have drawings of all parts as I made it. This is made of all mahogany scrap wood from work.     Video as promised..... 
    https://youtu.be/Wih-9vyzIMc

Title: Re: Ferris Wheel project
Post by: deanathpc on March 03, 2017, 10:54:38 AM

Well folks I saw this in person.  In action.  W.O.W.  Just wow!  Pictures and video are one thing.  In person is just amazing.  I bow down and am not worthy!  Talent right here!

Title: Re: Ferris Wheel project
Post by: JonB256 on March 03, 2017, 01:34:20 PM

And it was babybear's birthday just a few days ago.