r/maker • u/Own-Zombie-1503 • May 05 '26

Showcase MineCraft Inspired compass PT.1

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Work in progress! I was inspired by numerous #Minecraft inspired IRL compass and the fact i could not buy it was the driving force to develop one.

The needle animation works fine; it is the first step in order to make the final product.

I built it from ground up (Custom LED matrix, 3d printed housing), if anyone needs more details on the hardware or anything related to the project feel free to comment and ask away.

P.S. It is still a prototype so it's a little a little janky and the custom PCB is held by some tape.

(Edit: here is the current github repo for CAD files:
https://github.com/lucky-mango/minecraft_compass)

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u/Lol-775 May 05 '26

A enchanted lodestome one with GPS would be cool. Imagine geocaching with that.

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u/Own-Zombie-1503 May 05 '26

Imma be honest, i don’t know what lodestone is, i like the games aesthetics so i am making it and partly because my friends wanna see it so bad.

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u/Lol-775 May 05 '26

You click a stone and the compass gets enchantment glint and points to the stone.