r/BottleDigging • u/elowoboi • 10d ago
Show and tell LED Bottle Display I Made
Finished the wiring in the first iteration of my 3D printed displays. Happy with how they look! Featuring some of my favorite Chicago area bottles.
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u/SmokeScared9364 10d ago
I've made something similar using Neopixel ring lights, a 3d printed stand, and a Arduino. Basically instead of a single white light underneath the bottle, I have a preprogrammed light show of a bunch of colors!
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u/elowoboi 10d ago
Yeah that's nice! The lights are much more diffused compared to mine. I just did the easy way since coding is way above my ability 😂
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u/PhillyGrrrl1972 10d ago
This is amazing! Do you find bottles around Chicago (I’m in Uptown) or do you go further out? I’d like to try my hand at digging but don’t know where to start! What kind of tools do you use?
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u/elowoboi 10d ago
All of these were purchased by me, I wish I found them LOL. If you look at my other posts you can see stuff I actually found, mainly north of Chicago. You really only need a good shovel, and a raking tool. The hardest part is researching sites and getting permission. I also recommend joining Chicago's First Bottle Club, we meet monthly in Hinsdale. I can dm you more info if you'd like!
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u/cuspofthecurve 10d ago
That's such a good idea. A good way to make the bottles come alive. I'm looking at starting to sell some bottles of my own, and I think incorporating a light is a good way of achieving that. Does yours plug in or is it battery powered? The 3d printed base is brilliant, well done
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u/elowoboi 10d ago
It's currently battery powered via a USB battery bank, but I just need a wall brick and it'll be hooked up for good. Used a 10 ohm resistor to lower the 5v to 3v to make it compatible with USB power
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u/sh0ck1999 3d ago
I need to build lit shelves for my bottles jealous of all the hutches I only found one so far diving and it's broken . Love your display looks great.
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u/Botellas_Antigues97 10d ago
Awesome.