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LED Hula Hoop Making Workshop
Posted July 9, 2008
Note: This workshop has been posted here before. It looks cool.
Did anyone go last time? Let us know how it was. Posted as
received.
A hula hoop on its own is a pretty good time and decent exercise. Add
a few colored LEDs and you have yourself a party hoop! Light-up hoops
are used by dancers, performers, entertainers, and just for fun. These
hoops are popular at festivals like Burning Man and at some dance
clubs around the world. LED hoops purchased fully assembled can cost
anywhere from $100 to $300. But if you get the right parts together
you can make yours for a fraction of the cost!
Instructions for an LED Hula Hoop were featured in Craft Magazine in
early February and a parts kit was sold on prodmod.com shortly after. These kits are now
available on makershed and were sold at makerfaire 2008. Instructions
are free online, but some might like to build their hoop with a little
help.
Sign up for this class now and you'll get all the instructor's help
and guidance in completing the kit. Burning Man is right around the
corner! Sign up and get your own hoop ready for the festival.
The total cost of this workshop is actually less than if you bought
the kit online!! The parts kit is discounted down to only $49 and the
workshop fee is only $20.
Come to learn, build, and walk out with your own hoop!
You'll have to pay for both to reserve your spot and materials.
Payment must be received by July 16th for section one or July 23 for
section two to secure your material. Kits will only be picked up at
the workshop location.
A selection of tools will be available to share, but bring your own if
you can. Soldering is optional --This kit has been redesigned so that
you can make a fully functioning LED hoop with no soldering.
Tools
Edge cutters
wire strippers - we have a few
Power Drill/Screwdriver with drill bits
Knife - swiss army or leather man etc.
Your swinging hips!
Hoop info
The hoop for this class will be 1" thick and about 40" in diameter.
Standard LED colors are 7 Blue, 7 Green, 7 color changing - total of
21 LEDs.
Other LED colors like red white and purple will be available for grabs
in limited supply.
If you have any specific requests for size or LED color email the
instructor.
Here is a video of this exact hoop in motion:
youtube.com/watch?v=GHGtJbM53S8.
When
July 19th and July 26th
2 - 6pm
Where
3rd Ward
195 Morgan Ave
Brooklyn, NY
718.715.4961
3rdward.com
How Much
$20 plus $49 material cost
With Whom
Michael Nuzzi
workshops@prodmod.com
prodmod.com/workshops
How
Sign up at 3rdward.com/classes/july/diy#c1
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