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Spinning Holographic Christmas Tree of Death

A 4ft tall metal frame spinning at high speeds to draw a Christmas tree(and anything else) in the air using Persistence of Vision

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Description

I've been interesting in making a giant display like this for awhile, so why not use this opportunity to make it into a Christmas tree! What could go wrong?
SK9888 LED Strips, Raspberry Pi, giant aluminum frame, a 1/2HP furnace blower motor, and many other things went into making this dangerous project. Check out the video below:

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Components

1 × 1/2HP AC Motor with 1/2" Diameter 6" Shaft
2 × SK9888 LED Strip https://www.adafruit.com/product/2241
1 × Raspberry Pi 4 https://www.adafruit.com/product/4296
1 × 12V 10A Power Supply
1 × 5V Step down regulator https://www.pololu.com/product/2881

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Discussions

defeatboring wrote 01/04/2023 at 21:21

Best project! deserves 100K more likes

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Guy Dupont wrote 12/25/2022 at 20:52

So, so cool. It's giving N64 textures in the best way. Amazing work as always.

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