….But Jeff and I made no additional progress on the RV, due to yet another all-consuming project.
Last night, we succeeded in making our very first LED illuminated hula hoop!!! I’ve wanted one for a long time, I’m pretty good at soldering, and I enjoy making things by hand, so I really wanted to make my own. I’m not saying that I would never buy one given the many cool designs that are out there, but I wanted my first one to be home made and made by me. My new hoop was based on a how-to article in CRAFT:magazine… or was it in MAKE:? [It was CRAFT: —Jeff]
Given that I’m somewhat of a perfectionist, and given that we had a couple of mishaps with broken wires and recalcitrant wire strippers, it took close to 5 hours to complete. We were up until almost 2 AM completing the project, but I was so excited I just had to take it outside for a spin. It looks great, IMHO. A photo and link to the how-to article will be forthcoming. [Link to a preview of the article is above, but you need to be a subscriber to see the entire article. Instructables has a tutorial available, but their hoop is more complicated than the MakerSHED kit we built because it uses resistors. —Jeff]
At last, I’m properly equipped for hooping at Burning Man! I originally wanted to complete the hoop in time for our shakedown RoVerhauler voyage to the Cape last weekend, but alas, it was not to be. But it will be accompanying me to a housewarming party and Home Improvement Man burn in NY with our dear friends Eric and Carlane.
BTW, this is my first EVER blog post. I hereby gleefully join the blogosphere! My blogger instincts are not yet where I want them to be – for instance, missing the photo-ops last night while making and test driving the LED hoop – but I’ll get there. I’m going to be honing those instincts over the next couple of months, documenting the saga of the RoVerhauler.
Tales of the RoVerhauler 