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Offline babybear

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Ferris Wheel project
« 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
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Re: Ferris Wheel project
« Reply #1 on: February 17, 2017, 09:01:36 AM »
O.K. I'll be the first to comment!  That is pretty cool!
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Re: Ferris Wheel project
« Reply #2 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. 
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Re: Ferris Wheel project
« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2017, 06:29:08 PM »
That is awesome!  Nice work!
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Re: Ferris Wheel project
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: Ferris Wheel project
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2017, 12:47:08 PM »
Alright you will have to show this off on Sunday!!!!!
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Re: Ferris Wheel project
« Reply #6 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?
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Re: Ferris Wheel project
« Reply #7 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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Re: Ferris Wheel project
« Reply #8 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
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Re: Ferris Wheel project
« Reply #9 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 
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Re: Ferris Wheel project
« Reply #10 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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Re: Ferris Wheel project
« Reply #11 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
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Re: Ferris Wheel project
« Reply #12 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!
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Re: Ferris Wheel project
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2017, 01:34:20 PM »
And it was babybear's birthday just a few days ago.
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