Multicolored Blinking LED Light Sculpture

This Instructable uses an Ikea Candlestick and multicolored LED's projecting into large marbles. All of it is fixed on a hand-made pine base. This is how I made it.

• Multicolored LEDs from Amazon Amazon LED's
• 2X AA Battery Holder from Amazon Battery Holder
• 2 AA Batteries
• Ikea Candle holder
• 1 to 1.25 inch marbles
• 3/4 inch pine 8X8 inches
• Wire
• Shrink tubing
• Switch
• Metal Screws to hold candle to base
• Spray Lacquer
• Mineral spirits
• Rubber Feet
• Hot Glue
• 5-minute Epoxy

Tools

• Drill or Drill press with various size bits and forstner bits
• Driver
• Soldering Iron
• Heat gun for shrink tubing
• Sanders - table and random orbit
• Router with roundover bit
• jigsaw or bandsaw
• Hot Glue gun

1. remove the thin caps by drilling thru and use a driver to pry the cap out
2. drill a hole at the base of each to pass a thin two stranded wire thru
3. drill a hole to attach the candle holder to the base
4. pass wire thru the three sections and leave 6 inches below for attachments

• Cut an 8 by 8 square
• mark the center
• Draw an 8 inch circle
• Mark the position of the candle holder
• Transfer the position of the holes and drill thru the base
• Turn the base over and use forstner bits to recess compartments for the battery holder, the switch and to make channels for the wire.
• Use a jigsaw or bandsaw to cut the circle out
• Clean the edges with a sander
• Use a roundover bit on a router for the top
• Sand to 120 or 220 grit
• Use a tack cloth to remove sawdust
• Use mineral spirits to fully remove sawdust and let dry
• Apply 6-8 coats of spray lacquer, allowing 1/2 hour between coats to dry

• Insert the on/off switch
• Solder the LED's to the wires using shrink tubing
• connect the LED's in parallel using the switch
• Use Shrink Tubing on all connections
• Hot glue the LED to the bottom of the marbles
• Use epoxy to attach the marbles securely to the candle stick holders
• Put self-adhesive rubber feet on the bottom to protect furniture