Popular Post munzieb Posted September 20, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Started my Christmas gifts early. I've down loaded several Schwiboggen plans and I thought I start with this one. 1/8" bb x 2 sides. Cutting wasn't too bad. Used 2.5" x 3/4" wide pine for base and 1/8 wide table saw blades for the slots. My artistic wife painted the outside. Found AA battery holder with switch on internet. Only place to find " grain-of-wheat" 3vdc lights at Amazon (200 in a pack) From China..... Initially bought 20awg wire but too stiff. Finally pulled apart a Ethernet cable 24AWG??? for leads. Lots of stripping and soldering. Hot Glue Gun'd wires in place. Used 16 bulbs. Battery tends to run down fast. May have to go to AA batteries or C instead. First attempt. Still learning/experimenting! Birchbark, lawson56, meflick and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Outstanding!!! Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Looks great thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordster Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Very beautiful work.you have put it together some nice.battery thing is a bummer .looks so great lit up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Looking good !.....I think I hear Christmas music ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 That really looks nice. Puts me in the spirit. Would any of these lights have helped? http://www.woodenteddybearonline.com/x/search.php?mode=search&page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munzieb Posted September 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 Thanks Scrappile, Not sure which lights. Bought 200 for $15.00 so I'll keep pecking away. I have 3 or 4 more patterns to work on and several battery holders. Got to use them up first. I should get pretty good soldering by then. I enjoy the cutting more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munzieb Posted September 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 BTW had to wire lights in parallel. They get dimmer the more I added in series. Checked lights after every solder so I didn't have a "cold" solder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Those Schwiboggen things are really fun to make. I love them. I have purchased a few of the books. Fun to make and they get lots of oooh's, and awww's. I haven't even lighted mine up yet and people that see it love it. There is a gentleman on this forum that made patterns for them also, he has passed away, but the patterns are still available (Helmut was his name. He had some very beautiful ones). Maybe that is what you have. I purchased my patterns from http://woodyoubelieveshop.blogspot.com/p/patterns-on-cd.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Wonderful job on that one. Love those kinds of projects. Thanks for sharing this with us. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Excellent work, and the detail is excellent also. edward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Beautiful! Did you paint the accents or is that like a paper over-lay like a decal? I love them! Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Oh WOW that is beautiful. You and your wife did a splendid job. Marg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 Just Down Right Awesome!!!Your Wife and You make a Great Team.Sorry to hear about the battery thing.hopefully you will get it worked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted September 21, 2017 Report Share Posted September 21, 2017 14 hours ago, munzieb said: Thanks Scrappile, Not sure which lights. Bought 200 for $15.00 so I'll keep pecking away. I have 3 or 4 more patterns to work on and several battery holders. Got to use them up first. I should get pretty good soldering by then. I enjoy the cutting more. Guess my link didn't work well. Here are some: http://www.woodenteddybearonline.com/x/product.php?productid=5319&cat=5&page=2 There are a couple other options at Wooden Teddy Bear. Search "lights" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munzieb Posted September 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Thanks Scrappile. On to my second Schwiboggen. Got to use up what I got. Not much space to use your lights. Routering AA battery pack into base. Probably less lights and not wandering around , only base and top. Probably less draw on battery. Getting better with soldering. Will post once I'm done in a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newfie Posted September 22, 2017 Report Share Posted September 22, 2017 Nice work thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 Those are over the top! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted September 23, 2017 Report Share Posted September 23, 2017 (edited) Just now, munzieb said: Started my Christmas gifts early. I've down loaded several Schwiboggen plans and I thought I start with this one. 1/8" bb x 2 sides. Cutting wasn't too bad. Used 2.5" x 3/4" wide pine for base and 1/8 wide table saw blades for the slots. My artistic wife painted the outside. Found AA battery holder with switch on internet. Only place to find " grain-of-wheat" 3vdc lights at Amazon (200 in a pack) From China..... Initially bought 20awg wire but too stiff. Finally pulled apart a Ethernet cable 24AWG??? for leads. Lots of stripping and soldering. Hot Glue Gun'd wires in place. Used 16 bulbs. Battery tends to run down fast. May have to go to AA batteries or C instead. First attempt. Still learning/experimenting! The Mrs did a jam up job painting ! Edited September 23, 2017 by amazingkevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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