Tea.Bag3

[rodrosenberg]

Initial post for the "Tea.Bag-3" Case mod. (the name is tea.bag[cubed] but no superscript here)



This case mod is a very complex electronically lit and software controlled 3x3x3 cube much like a small hand held puzzle game that was very popular in the 1980's.
The six sided cube will sit on a end point exposing all 6 sides to the view each of the 54 elements will be lit by RGB Led's.
Control will come from the high end gaming system contained inside the cube with a custom application that interfaces with the lighting controllers.

A big part of this project is the team that I've assembled to work on this complex case mod Team Members include [TB]HumanShield,[TB]4K1R4, [TB]D4RK N1NJ4 ,[TB]Robes, [TB]Squared and me ( [TB]Rod )
Every member will be very key in completing this project challenges in this project include 200+ RGB LED's 54 individually controlled circuits at least 12 custom milled pieces of aluminum. We will continue to post more updates as the project develops here are a couple of the sketches from our 3D artist 4K1R4.

This Project was started 6 Months ago I thought I would add it to the worklogs at TBCS

Team Tea.Bag

[rodrosenberg]

Some youtube videos of our work...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCiHNOkCgMc



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RyDr...&feature=email



http://www.youtube.com/v/KAefjNYa5-U



Rod

[SXRguyinMA]

This Things Neat

[theshoeshineman]

How cheap can you get RGB LED's?

I wanted to get some to use on a case I'm building but they cost $6 each here (in australia) and for a dozen leds I'm looking at $72 which is damn expensive!

[The boy 4rm oz]

I like the CADs, can't wait for more.

[rodrosenberg]

How cheap can you get RGB LED's?

I wanted to get some to use on a case I'm building but they cost $6 each
here (in australia) and for a dozen leds I'm looking at $72 which is damn expensive!

I got the first batch for testing off Ebay check the link below
http://cgi.ebay.com/50pcs-Diffused-5mm-4-Pin-Common-Anode-RGB-LED-8-000mcd_W0QQitemZ250338297319QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_ Electronic_Components?hash=item250338297319&_trksi d=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A570|66%3A2|65%3A12|3 9%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A1|293%3A1|294%3A50

The I had to order the main batch direct from china to get 100 degree viewing angle those cost .53 cents each (US Dollar) plus shipping!


If you need something to control them check this controller out...it freaking rocks you can control 10 RGB LED's or 32 regular LED's with some simple programming or use some more automated interfaces it kicks ass!!

http://groovygamegear.com/webstore/i...d8cb1f9c1cfa60

[rodrosenberg]

I like the CADs, can't wait for more.

a huge credit to 4K1R4 for his masterful drawing in google sketchup!!

we should have some video of milling the side panels soon!

[theshoeshineman]

Thanks for the info on the leds!! Much appreciated +rep

[Drum Thumper]

SgtM and I both get our LEDs in bulk from http://www.ledshoppe.com. Cheap prices, and relatively fast shipping, considering that they are being shipped from Hong Kong.

[theshoeshineman]

Well I just ordered 50 x 8,000mcd RGB LED's for $28aud including shipping. That works out to 56cents an RGB LED and they are a lot brighter than the ones I can get from Jaycar.

Will probably grab that output controller aswell.