Build Instructions

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• 1

  Hardware Setup

  First, print all of the STL files in the STL folder on your 3D printer. Make sure to print the Measuring Stick in very high quality, or threading the wires will be very difficult.

• 2

  Assembling the Measuring Stick

  Strip a few inches of coating off of a piece of the single-core wire. Next, thread this into one of the holes on the Measuring Stick as shown by the red lines on the picture below. Once the end of the wire appears in the correct horizontal strip (one with the red arrows), hook it out using a skewer or metal pick and weave it in and out of the holes. Then repeat those steps for the rest of the holes, until it looks like the picture below. This is a slow and painful process, but you should hopefully not have to do it again!

• 3

  Assembling the LED Stick

  Next, we can assemble the LED stick. First, insert the LEDs into the top part (it should be a snug fit - otherwise, add some clear glue/epoxy). After the LEDs are in or the glue has dried, solder them up as shown below (with the grounds connected together and a separate wire going to each LED's positive terminal). Thread the wires through the bottom portion of the stick, and push the top part down into the bottom part to create the finished part. (This should be another snug fit. If not, as before apply some glue.)

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