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That’s awesome! I’m glad the video is helpful. Modding a Vatman is such a fun project, especially with a piece of history. Initially, it was supposed to be a display donor for another project, but it turned out to be too cool and too historic for me to destroy. It’s still serving me well and works great! Good luck, and have fun with it

Thanks! Highly recommend giving it a try. This was game changer for me

Thanks so much! That’s awesome that you and your son are going to make a headphone stand together. I’m really glad the video gave you some inspiration. Good luck with your project-I’m sure it’ll turn out great! Feel free to share how it goes!

I used AWG24 cables. It is more than sufficient if you will follow the 6 loops power lines I mentioned in the video. Good luck with the project!

@@mecharms back here again. Im having serious problems i cant sort out with the rotary encoder. I have the same model the ky-040 but its not responding properly, any step i make with it makes the program completly freeze or reset. Any ideas?

Thanks for your feedback. Initially I thought to create a step-by-step video, but it turned out to be too complex, and it was impossible to cover all potential issues that might come up. The most problematic part is in my opinion programming. I hope you get to the level where you can succeed!

@@mecharms Thank you for your extremely positive feedback. I despaired at the thing and stopped after 4-5 hours and finished the project. I stopped at the wiring because, as I mentioned, I've never done anything like this in my life and it's impossible for me to come up with the ideas myself. Nevertheless, thanks for your video and a great result and video.

Maybe I'll just change the stripes, the result will certainly be sufficient 🥰

Thank you! You are right with the data pin 😉 I didn't notice the mistake. I changed the pin during the process thats the reason. Did you checked the diagram and code on Github? It should work. The helpfull way in case differen connection is to make program which light leds one by one showing the Leds rising adress direction and strip number in the structure - like shown in 11:27 . Then you can apply the formula I shown. What do you mean by ,,post new wiring? "

@@mecharms in the video at 4:30, the diagram does show the order of the sides but does not show what strip should be on the top of the side pieces and what should be on the sides of the bars. The direction of the strips is not shown either and both diagrams have different order of sides (first diagram has data in at the front lower left corner and side 2 is front top centre, diagram 2 shows data in at rear lower left and side 2 is middle lower right. I have enough pixels to make a cube with 12 per strip and another with 14 per strip. I will breadboard another setup and run them side by side so I can change the code one step at a time and have a working cube for reference. Will your formula work the same with 14 pixels per strip ?

@@antbrown5473 yes, these two diagrams show different things and do not actually match. Unfortunately, I do not have a diagram showing which side the individual stripes on the sides are on. To do it correctly, trial and error is often necessary. During tests on the prototype cube, I matched the strips one by one, finding the corresponding LED strings, and then used the pattern. In the case of 14 LEDs, the approach is the same and the pattern should work.

@@mecharms Thanks for the quick answers. My plan now is to string 24 strips of 12 together to run your code, and another set of strips with 14 to run modified code. I will stick the 12 strips to straws so I can move them around. I will then choose 1 animation from your code and comment out all others. I can then run the sections in the array 1 by 1 on the strips with 14 until they both match. I will post a vid if I get it done. Have you thought of putting your cube on WLED ?

@antbrown5473 Thats good plan 😉 Good luck! I will gladly see your result. With WLED the problem I find was the limit in support up to 10 segments insted of 12 I used. Also i found more useful examples in FastLED

Yes, you are right 😉 First, I made a test stand without mirrors to check the correctness - it had a different segment arrangement.

@@mecharms Can you give us the new arrangement please?

Thank you! I didn't track time I spend on the project. But I would guess that it was ~20-30h + video editing. Programing took me a long time. As for the material cost it was ~150-200 USD.

@@mecharms thank you for the quick response. You have awesome skills to be able to build this yourself.

Thank you! I used PLA - Spectrum 1.75mm, color: DEEP BLACK. but if I had to do it again, I would use PETG. At least for corner elements as they are quite fraige.

Thank You!

Yes, it works. But If I was do it again I would buy a blade and make only the housing. I had an issue with hardening the blade made from the allen (hex) key - I repeted the hardening-temering process 3 times

Thank you! 3d files added in the github ;)

Yes, Files added in the github ;)

github.com/mecharms/Infinity-LED-CUBE

very thx @@mecharms

Thank you!

Thank you! I updated description with the code.

@@mecharms Can you also leave a link to the mirrors, and the screws used and the leds say 144 on github but 288 in video?

I didn't buy them online, sorry. Try order them precuttet and tempered in glass store. There are 288 leds (I made a mistake on github description). I used M2 x15mm wood screws

He went through everything to make the project, he learned alot, not everything has to be original

Thank You! ❤

Oh my god i cannot even glue 5 leds before realizing I wired them wrong

Every piece of Ikea furniture I have put together has at least one part backward. Like an upside-down shelf or a reversed backing. @@lavacat720

Thank You! ❤

It is available now - see description

@@mecharms wonderful! Thank you.

Thank you!

Thank you! ❤

Thank You!

Exactly, Back then the assemblies were much more complex. It a big fun during the repair to discover how products were designed and build

Thank you! Fingers crossed for your plane renovation😉

Thank you!

I bought it for 8$ 😉

Vielen Dank! Grüße

Thank you :) I appreciate it !

Thank you for your comment! You are totally right, I noticed that issue after a while of using the router plane. Washer added 😀 Thanks!

Thank you very much! I'm glad you like my video :)

Thank you :) I appreciate it !

Thanks! Yes, it has been hardened and tempered. Chisel is also good option ;)

Thank you!

Thank you!

I used Fusion 360