Led Cyr Wheel Cuff v3 by JoeyE

Last crawled date: 2 years, 12 months ago

Here is the latest iteration of my LED Cyr wheel project. A Cyr Wheel is a large metal ring that rotates gyroscopically as person 'spins' it. It acts in a similar way to a coin/penny, but every movement and motion is caused by the person inside it. I’ve been practicing for 2 years now. In 2013 I decided I want to try and put lights on it. After a couple different attempts at taping led strands I settled on the idea of a 3d printed inner cuff. Now in 2015 I’ve printed out 3 versions of an inner cuff to secure and protect leds to my wheel.
The latest model is thin, and streamlined and perfectly follows the curve of my wheel.
-It protects one strip of Ws2812B leds
-It grips the wheel well enough to stay in place
-It diffuses the Leds giving the entire cuff a glow.
The inner cuff uses approximately 50 identical “Body” pieces (depending on wheel circumference) divided into 10 piece segments. Each of these pieces are connected with 2 plugs and a dab of super glue. One segment is shorter and uses a “shorty” piece. The shorty piece closes the final gap and completes the cuff.
I have also included my last cuff design which is sturdier and uses 2 light strips divided into 5 segments. It’s definitely more “designed” with channels for lights and wires. Space for micro controllers, amplifiers and connectors. I really learned the value of Sketchup’s “follow me” tool designing this model.
You can print this cuff out using the files named Standard and Keystone.
I ultimately decided I wanted to use one piece of strip instead of individual sections and a simpler design.
A short video of the cuff in action.https://youtu.be/WI6kjon1fL4