#lightpipe — Public Fediverse posts

Clock of Clocks Expands, Goes Digital - Some people just want to have their cake and eat it too, but very few of us ever g... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/clock-of-clocks-expands-goes-digital/ #clockhacks #lightpipe #metaclock #neopixel #acrylic #stepper #clock #pmma #cnc #rgb

Clock of Clocks Expands, Goes Digital - Some people just want to have their cake and eat it too, but very few of us ever g... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/clock-of-clocks-expands-goes-digital/ #clockhacks #lightpipe #metaclock #neopixel #acrylic #stepper #clock #pmma #cnc #rgb

Well shit! Designed this whole light pipe situation for this #meshtastic enclosure, thought it would be sick! But transparent PLA makes a TERRIBLE fibre optic cable. Any suggestions? Big ass fishing line? #3dprinting #lightpipe #fibreoptic #fiberoptic

LED Clock has its pipes on display - For most hackers and makers, building a clock is a rite of passage. Few, though, w... - https://hackaday.com/2022/09/19/led-clock-has-its-pipes-on-display/ #clockhacks #ledmatrix #lightpipe #lightpipe #ledhacks #7segment #esp8266 #clock #imu

The Light Guide Hiding In Your Extrusion - There should be a line of jokes that start “A physicist and an engineer walk into ... - https://hackaday.com/2022/03/08/the-light-guide-hiding-in-your-extrusion/ #lightguide #techhacks #lightpipe #eureka #optics #rants

Big LED Matrix Becomes Tiny LED Matrix Thanks to Fiber Optics - Everyone loves LED matrices, and even if you can’t find what you like commercially... - https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/big-led-matrix-becomes-tiny-led-matrix-thanks-to-fiber-optics/ #fiberoptics #raspberrypi #lightpipe #ledhacks #neopixel #acrylic #ws2812b #matrix #pico #pmma #led #rgb

Parts Shortage Forces Creativity for this Recursive Clock of Clocks - We’ve been seeing a lot of metaclocks lately — a digital clock whose display is fo... - https://hackaday.com/2021/07/25/parts-shortage-forces-creativity-for-this-recursive-clock-of-clocks/ #clockhacks #lightpipe #metaclock #neopixel #digital #analog #clock #meta

Digital X-Ray Scanner Teardown Yields Bounty of Engineering Goodies - We’ll just go ahead and say it right up front: we love teardowns. Ripping into old... - https://hackaday.com/2021/06/14/digital-x-ray-scanner-teardown-yields-bounty-of-engineering-goodies/ #photomultiplier #scintillation #medicalhacks #radiography #lightpipe #teardown #acrylic #medical #scanner #laser #x-ray #pm

Clock-of-Clocks Adds Light-Pipe Hands for Beauty and Function - We’ve gotten used to seeing “meta clocks,” clocks that use an array of analog clock faces and piece ... - https://hackaday.com/2021/03/19/clock-of-clocks-adds-light-pipe-hands-for-beauty-and-function/ #clockhacks #lightpipe #metaclock #neopixel #acrylic #stepper #clock #pmma #rgb

Fail Of The Week: How Not To Light Pipe - You’d think that something made out of glass and epoxy would transmit a decent amount of light. Un... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/08/19/fail-of-the-week-how-not-to-light-pipe/ #oreoconstruction #failoftheweek #throughhole #non-plated #badgelife #lightpipe #fr4 #led #via

Mini Flickering Torch Effect Uses Neither Wires Nor Solder - Cross section of pillar model.[ROBAGON] makes miniature, 3D-printable gaming terrain and features li... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/04/15/mini-flickering-torch-effect-uses-neither-wires-nor-solder/ #dungeons&dragons #candleflicker #miniatures #lightpipe #ledhacks #tealight #dungeon #gaming #games #torch