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Frame bending

A project log for Analog Blinken Grid

64 LEDs in a matrix on a wireframe controlled by 16 astable transistor oscillators to resemble a computer panel from a 70's TV show

matsengmatseng 01/21/2019 at 13:290 Comments

The power bus/frames will be rather large with sides at 30 cm / 1 foot and I suspect that they might become a bit rickety with only made with a single 1mm wire each.

So I tried to straighten two wires at the same time using the usual technique - and it worked just fine!

But now I have to choose how I should do the corners - either just straight square 90-degree bend or a a smooth bend.

The grid inside the frame is very strict and square, so it might look good to have the frame a bit soft to contrast to the inside.  Or it might look out of place... I have a hard time choosing.

Double-straightened wire with two bend types
Double-straightened wire with two bend types

I think I'll go for the soft bend - and maybe I should make the radius even larger....  Hmmmm....

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