How to make a Lightsaber ( for Star Wars Day ) | I Like To Make Stuff

It's Star Wars Day (May 4) so check out how I made a lightsaber!

I'm a huge Star Wars nerd, and so to "celebrate" May 4th, I buckled down and completed my lightsaber project. This project has been in progress for almost 2 years (on and off) and it was finally time to finish it up. It uses a Teensy microcontroller and a prop shield to play sounds, handle motion detection and drive a LOT of LEDs to create the blade. The lights animate up and down with button presses and the sounds react to on, off and swinging the saber.

My code is available from
https://github.com/iliketomakestuff/i...

Some other saber projects I recently found:
http://fredrik.hubbe.net/lightsaber/
https://github.com/leethomason/OpenSaber

TOOLS LIST:
(some are better than the versions I own)
http://amzn.to/2oBqaOF - Polycarbonate tube
https://amzn.to/2J9K7qi - LED strip (x2)
http://amzn.to/2oNNiVv - Teensy 3.2
http://amzn.to/2qkanAg - Prop Shield
http://amzn.to/2qkfsJ4 - Battery Holder
http://amzn.to/2oBfnnz - 4 NiHm rechargeable batteries
http://amzn.to/2p8tmQA - charger
http://amzn.to/2qktvyg - 1.5" speaker (only available in 4 pack)
http://amzn.to/2pr8wfG - Micro Buttons
http://amzn.to/2oO0cTl - Rocker Switch
http://amzn.to/2pr9AR3 - 9v battery connector
http://www.matterhackers.com/store/3d... - MatterHackers PRO PLA
http://www.matterhackers.com/store/3d... - MatterHackers PLA (clear)
http://amzn.to/2akFubx - Orbital Sander
http://amzn.to/2akGcWk - Classic steel ruler (cork backed)
http://amzn.to/2e7tvB8 - Box Cutters (for eva foam)
http://amzn.to/2aXHswm - Spray lacquer
http://amzn.to/2ay9XRX - CA Glue (medium)
http://amzn.to/2ay9T4v - CA Activator
http://amzn.to/2axGFpt - Ultimaker 2 Extended 3D printer
http://amzn.to/2anW7yq - Wire
http://amzn.to/2awMqgO - jumpers (Male to Female)
http://amzn.to/2aCLdp7 - Soldering iron
http://amzn.to/2axPywo - Third hand kit
http://amzn.to/2aXbVud - Wire strippers (not the ones I have, but good ones)
http://amzn.to/2axQ4dP - Thin solder
http://amzn.to/2aCLgBi - Anti static mat
http://amzn.to/2aXc3dy - Fiskars cutting mat
http://www.matterhackers.com/store/pr... - Ultimaker 3
http://prusa3d.com - Original Prusa i3 MK 2
http://amzn.to/2jHcIFw - Digital Calipers
http://amzn.to/2al6w2q - Heat Gun
http://amzn.to/2aXJfRX - Hot glue gun
http://amzn.to/2ayihkF - Quikclot clotting sponge
http://amzn.to/2aLCCCN - First aid kit
http://amzn.to/2aovz06 - Respirator
http://amzn.to/2aW3nHn - Filters
http://amzn.to/2aY182W - Eye protection
http://amzn.to/2axUZ0X - Ear protection

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