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A bit of Christmas magic! This box combines sound and light without visible wires to add magic to a project
Instruction
Information
Having come from a 3D printing background, I was keen to push the M1 Ultra to it's limits rather than a copy design of someone else's work. It started with engraving a Christmas Bauble with Australian Animals as these are not available at all. By installing a 3V RGB LED and a mercury switch I was able to make a tiny power source of 2 x hearing aid batteries to give me 3 Volts. after soldering the wires to the mercury switch I then used a piece of shrink tubing to hold thew wires to the battery (unable to solder or find a battery box). This little circuit clips on the ring of the bauble to allow access for battery replacement.
The Bauble only illuminates when it is the right way up. I then chose a box generator to make a box to hold the bauble with enough space for a sound module. This sound module is light triggered and runs a 10 second loop of whatever you record.
I then chose appropriate designs for the stickers to test out the printing function of the M1 Ultra. This is the end result which was made for an Autistic girl for Christmas who has a fascination with magic - hence the effort for there being no visible means for the lighting to work!
Instruction
Step1: Magic Christmas box.
Source required parts before starting. The RGB LED uses 3 Volts so no balance resistor is needed. Solder the mercury switch to one leg of the LED. Due to space constraints the exposed legs will be sufficient to reach the battery terminals. Use a pair of hearing aid batteries in series for the 3 Volts and bend the wires to contact the batteries. You can use some sticky tape or masking tape to hold the batteries together. Find some heat shrink tubing that is just large enough for the batteries to fit into. Bend the wires to make sure the mercury switch is in the right position to light when the bauble is hung from the tree. (so the top of the tubing is held in place by the clip of the bauble.
Engrave the bauble with the custom images of your choice. Mine was with an Australian theme as these are not available for purchase. But choose a theme for the recipient - sport, pop idol, favorite pet etc.
Check the instructions on the sound module. Usually there is a record button to hold down whilst you play a sound on the PC or use your own voice. Check the trigger mechanism - some have a button, some light trigger, etc. If it needs a switch activated, then look where to glue the microswitch to activate upon opening the box.
Cut and assemble the box.
Add stickers or decorations to the box. Load the sound module, batteries and speaker. Place the bauble upside down on top of the Sound module so that it isn't lit. Close the lid. Check that it activates on opening.
Be aware that it is kept upright so the LED battery doesn't flatten prior to the present being opened.
