Quantity   Component name
1 × APA102 addressable RGB LED strip (36 LED) Any addressable RGB LED strip could be made to work in this project
1 × Stepper Motor This one I used was recovered from a CD-ROM drive
1 × Raspberry Pi 2 Any Raspberry Pi should work
1 × RyanTeck RPi MCB motor control board (with SN754410NE) A dual H-bridge motor driver which I'm using to drive the bipolar stepper motor
1 × Cardboard, paper, and glue
1 × Magnifying glass
1 × Small mirror
1 × Short wodden shaft I got this from a toy wooden construction set