DIY glowing knobs

Howto by richbastard @ 2003-03-04

You´ve got a bunch of bright LEDs who blind the ppl behind you or illuminate your entire room, and you're looking for a stylish solution? Look no further.
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Chop, chop, chop, saté, saté, saté:

Start by cutting small pieces of aluminium & plexi, 1 per knob. Make them ~2mm wider then your leds. The diameter of your pencil should fit entirely into the little squares.

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Cut 2 small pieces of your pencil. They should be as small as possible, but large enough so you can use your file in the following part.

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Now pile them up, and place them between a cramp.

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Tighten the cramp, so you can use your file to make it perfectly round.

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Don't stop until the pieces all have the exact same size: as round as your pencil pieces.

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