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How to

Material for 6 gates

lights

  1. 6x 2mm string LED, green, blue and pink are bright colors, where green is the brightest one. (12e) I can confirm that are to bright in my case, I still need to fix it.

tube

  1. I used 10m of 10x12 Polyamide(PA or PA12) tube but PE or PEXa material also work, can be found in some specialized store.
  2. Some long straight 20cm outer diameter tube used for the structure, easy to be found in any local store. I use about 7-8m (20cm each leg and 50cm or 30cm for the body)

connectors

  1. 6x 8mm tee connector. (2.25e)
  2. 2x 20mm to 14mm Hose Connector. (3.4e)
  3. 2x 20mm straight connector, it's not the best one but it works, I finally use another one from a local store. (3.5e)
  4. 6x 5mm 5 way connector. (5.35e)

Scheme

map1

map2

Proccess

  1. Mark 6 parts for the 10m tube, 1.67m in my case with a result of an inner diameter of 50cm. Then cut it with a generic saw.

tube1

  1. Drill a small hole at one of the ends of the tube (at 4-5cm) like you see in the final result here:

hole

  1. Attach the led string to some tool to help to add the cable inside the tube loop.

pasador

leds2

  1. Join the Tee connector + hose connector + straing connector.

tconnector

  1. Attach the Tee connector to each part of the tube. Use a hot silicone gun to fix the led string, tube end and tee connector. Also for the hole.

silicone

  1. Use some eletric tape to hide and fix the remaining led string.

remaining

  1. To fix the battery holder I use velcro like in that image. I also put blue stickers to know the led color.

result4

  1. Cut the straight tube in parts that you like and join all of them with the 5 way connector and the tube loop connector (20cm each leg and 50cm or 30cm for the body).

result6

Result youtube 1 and youtube 2

result7

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