LED FX Stand (Tutorial)

[Snoballz]

I've seen those on ebay every now and then. Dang I want one now. Darn you lol.  :'(

well... now that you've seen how easy it is, you have no excuse for not making one.   ;D 

[Xanatos]

First, I'd like to thank Snoballz for such interesting idea and great tutorial! ;)
Second: I made LED FX stand! I bought 4 green LEDs, 5v, but now they turned out to be yellow. :-[
In this stand I used 4 LEDs.
Here are pics:



I used battery case for 3 AA batteries with on/off switch. I drilled hole at the back of stand, so I could use switch. Here is picture, where you can see little on/off switch at the back of stand:

[Snoballz]

Looks great! I like the way you mounted the switch.  I had thought about using a slider switch instead of a push button, but never thought to have it concealed the way you did.  So, you have 2 LEDs in each upright?  Bet it's pretty bright.

[Xanatos]

Well, it's not so bright, but it's bright enough. I just glued battery case to the back of stand and drilled hole for switch. It's very comfortable, because switch doesn't stick out of back of stand.

[Xanatos]

Snoballz, you used 2AA batteries in your tutorial case and 2 LEDs, right? Cause it looks brighter, than mine 4 LED with 3 AA battery stand, which you can see on the pics above.
I think, that I will insert 6 LEDs in my next stand to make really bright light.

[sycor]

Snoballz, you used 2AA batteries in your tutorial case and 2 LEDs, right? Cause it looks brighter, than mine 4 LED with 3 AA battery stand, which you can see on the pics above.
I think, that I will insert 6 LEDs in my next stand to make really bright light.

One thing to keep in mind is that different colors show up better to the human eye (and too a camera lense).  Before adding more LEDs you may just want to try a different color.  I think yellow is one of those that never looks as bright as it really is, but I could be wrong.

[Snoballz]

There are several reasons why mine may seem brighter.  For one, I used the brightest LEDs I could find for these.  Red = 2000 mcd, blue = 4000 mcd, green = 7000 mcd.  Another reason is that the camera makes the LEDs seem brighter than they actually are.  Just like FFX saber blades never look as bright in person as they do in pictures.  And as Sycor stated, the yellow LEDs I have (2000 mcd) just don't seem as bright as any of the others I have used.

[Xanatos]

Thanks for info. I will use 4 blue LEDs in my next stand.

[Bigdog01]

Wow, this is a great idea!

I think FX-Sabers should get in on something like this....    ;)

Not EXACTLY like this, but something veeeeeeeeery, similiar.   ;D

[sycor]

Wow, this is a great idea!

I think FX-Sabers should get in on something like this....    ;)

Not EXACTLY like this, but something veeeeeeeeery, similiar.   ;D

Hmmm but I already went to Radio Shack to price supplies to do some myself!   :P 

[Xanatos]

Well, people who can do it by themselves can do it, but people who can't will buy stand. And maybe FX-sabers LED stand will have some great features, who knows...

[Mr.Griffin]

I would love to see a blue or green stand

[Snoballz]

there's a couple of pics of a green one on the second page.  I haven't made a blue one yet, but I have made some blue ones for my Graflex and MPP hilts.

[sycor]

Made my first red LED stand last night.  It took a little while to get the hang of it but it wasn't too difficult.  Thanks for the great tutorial! 

[jack3auer]

how has this topic slipped under my radar ???

absolutely Amazing with a capital A.

definitely something i will try in the future i think.

great work snoballz