Lasercube Lumia options?

[DarthMojo]

So I got a Lasercube last week.

Lumia is my favorite laser effect and the Cube has a few good Lumia glass filters, but there's no way to rotate the beam smoothly.

At slow speeds, step-step-step.

So i'm pretty sure I'm going to need to put some rotating glass up front. Ideally I could attach it to the cube somehow and run the motor off a USB battery I can tape to the cube.

Any ideas? Sadly, I'm not an electronics wiz or basement craftsman. I'd need as close to plug and play as I can get.

Willing to work with someone and pay for their efforts!


Thanks,
Mojo

[clickamouse]

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...Mike

[DarthMojo]

That does look nice! Has anyone bolted one to a Lasercube yet?

And is there a way to battery power it?

Thanks for responding!

I got what you need:

http://wobbsite.com

...Mike

[clickamouse]

Hi Darth;

I dunno if anyone has tried it; the cube does have bolt holes on the front, so it should be possible. Might need an adapter plate; will need to know the exact dimensions of the front of the unit to properly position the aperture-to-aperture alignment.
Or you can velcro the Wobb to the front of the cube.

The unit runs from 12VDC, so it should be possible to rig up a battery.

I have one unit left; special price of $400.

Cheers...Mike

[DarthMojo]

Appreciate that, just need to figure out how to fit it (velcro is a good idea, still need to figure out where) and the battery thing.

And I have to make sure I can afford it! $600 was out of reach but 400 maybe...


Mojo

Hi Darth;

I dunno if anyone has tried it; the cube does have bolt holes on the front, so it should be possible. Might need an adapter plate; will need to know the exact dimensions of the front of the unit to properly position the aperture-to-aperture alignment.
Or you can velcro the Wobb to the front of the cube.

The unit runs from 12VDC, so it should be possible to rig up a battery.

I have one unit left; special price of $400.

Cheers...Mike

[cfavreau]

What kind of beam animations have you tried with the stationary lumia mounts?

[buffo]

When Hank started working on the ILDAC-32 project, one of the use cases was to be able to project a slowly moving dot that also changed colors, so that he could mount a fixed lumia wheel to his projector and still get varying lumia patterns, because the beam would be moving rather than the wheel turning.

He played around with several different movements, and the results were pretty cool. I'm sure Hank can explain it better than I can...

Adam

[cfavreau]

Thanks Adam. That is good to know.

I am wondering what DarthMojo there did and why perhaps the results are too chunky or too fast or what not. I have used Beyond to make a really slow moving dot and circles etc. through a stationary lumia glass and it looks really good. Since they are a Jr. member I thought they might want some help with it. I am sure it can be made to work. Given that it is a slightly different result than with an actual rotating piece of glass.

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Thanks Adam. That is good to know.

I am wondering what DarthMojo there did and why perhaps the results are too chunky or too fast or what not. I have used Beyond to make a really slow moving dot and circles etc. through a stationary lumia glass and it looks really good. Since they are a Jr. member I thought they might want some help with it. I am sure it can be made to work. Given that it is a slightly different result than with an actual rotating piece of glass.

[DarthMojo]

At least in the LaserOS software, I can't get anything to move slowly and smoothly on the Cube. It ends up stepping.

I would love to see some examples of lumia with a moving dot vs glass!

Very very vey much want to see it!!!


Mojo

[cfavreau]

At least in the LaserOS software, I can't get anything to move slowly and smoothly on the Cube. It ends up stepping.

I would love to see some examples of lumia with a moving dot vs glass!

Very very vey much want to see it!!!


Mojo

Cool. That is what I was wondering. I will try to take a video and post it up on the YouTube this weekend. I am not familiar with the LaserOS software however I think it can playback ILDA files and I bet if you made an ILDA animation and played it back it may be a bit smoother. Do you have or know how to use LaserShowGen? I think one of us or me could post up an ILDA file for you to try out. Just a dot moving in circle slowly.