Minecraft-Style Epoxy Resin Touch-Controlled Torch Lamp with Embedded Lights #adafruit
68Full tutorial: https://learn.adafruit.com/epoxy-resin-torch-lamp-with-touch-control-3d-printed-base/
Make your own custom Minecraft-inspired Torch lamp from epoxy resin. Embed a strand of fairy lights inside, and set it on top of a Circuit Playground Express. The onboard NeoPixel lights provide a lovely, flickery torch effect. This gorgeous lamp glows from the inside out.
Add a piece of shiny copper tape to the base, and you can change light modes with a touch of your finger. Capacitive touch control is just like magic!
We've provided a simple 3d printable base model, or you can get creative and design your own display mount. We made ours look like Viking Dragon Ships to go with our Dragon Wall Sconce, and now we sail into sleep at night with fiery dragonish gargoyles watching over us.
Difficulty
Electronics Build: Easy This is a great beginner project if you're new to electronics. The wiring is really simple, and there's no soldering required.
Software / Coding: Easy We've provided code you can drag-and-drop to program your Circuit Playground using MakeCode, Microsoft's free online coding program. It's easy to customize our code or come up with your own.
Physical Build: Challenging Making the resin block is the hardest part of this project. There are a lot of ways it can go wrong, and epoxy resin can get expensive when your first or second pour doesn't go right.
On the other hand, it's really satisfying when it does go right, and you can create something that catches light - and people's eyes - like nothing else.Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com
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