Category Archives: Al’s Workshop

Fixing down the LED strip with hot glue was a complete failure

Started fixing down the LED strip with tiny blocks of wood and hot glue.

Happy with the results so tomorrow I’ll go around doing a final position and tack down with the hot glue gun.

Going through the static colours and then some of the mode effects. Anyone know the names of the birds calling in the background ?

This is the first time I’m lighting up a silhouette object with this sort of peculiar shape – we need to do a mock-up. Afternoon sun flooding in through the back windows of the workshop and with four skylights above … Continue reading →

Screwed down the back panel and sprayed the back of the actual batman light.

Continued on with developing the back panel.

Carried on witht he back panel idea and cut one out from thin MDF.

With the batman sign painted we are ready for the lighting part of the job. Thing is this silhouette object is very different from my usual night lights, how do I lay out the LED strip and mount the battery … Continue reading →

Cooler weather has arrived so back in the workshop…where was I ???