I Make a Door to Infinity…ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
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I want to make a door to infinity sculpture. So I'm going to fit one-way glass, a giant mirror and LEDs into a door frame and mount it on my apartment wall, Outrageous DIY style. Can I solder the rope lights to turn on with a switch when the door opens? Will the sculpture agree with me and stay in the perfect spot on the wall to use my previously placed doorstop? Or will I waste 11 days on a fail?
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How do you manage to do all this without constantly having breakdowns
Yes - it was perfectly framed! 😉
I'm going to binge on this channel next weekend!
Of course we did!
2:53 I found it.
@12:16 - As a former service technician who has worked on many a device - never assume that the wires mean what you think they do. It can get expensive quick.
Yeah. Colors mean nothing. Gotta multimeter them
@@AA-zv6yoYea, she bought things in the wrong order. Should be multimeter before soldering iron.
@@JohnDlugosz tough lesson to learn
Too bad she didn't have a multimeter. Would have been easy. Also, a bit of math could have helped. Dunno why she blurred out the relays. Betting they had the wrong ones.
@JohnDlugosz that's a very uncommon last name. My uncle Louie was an artist with the same last name.
The variety of things you do with safety scissors is absolutely astounding.
one is be safe
Fr😂
One time, my friend and I cut off my other friends cast off with pool water so we could swim, and we did. Swam all night till we heard big foot and ran inside. True story.
@@leeannaames3912you should have brought safety scissors
Frrrrrrrrrrrrrr
"Where's the bathroom?"
"Second door on the right"
The second door on the right:
LOL-
Poor carpet
@@mous3y490Ikr
Fr
Re fixing the baseboard when you move out:
Or you can just leave the door. That will make showing the apartment more interesting, for sure.
Oh, if only landlords operated on this kind of logic
I would love to have apartment like that😂
for anyone else working with LEDs like those, the colours are usually: Black - shared + voltage (12 or 24), Red - the ground for the red leds, Green - the ground for the green leds, Blue - the ground for the blue leds. meaning you can switch all of them off by using a relay or one of those door switches on just the black wire
That was so painful to watch. Just needed to run the power through the reed switch and not any of the RGB wires.
Looks like you bought the door in the Milwork department at Home Depot. Next time you are trying a project like this, ask the Milwork associate for assistance.
They could have explained a Passive door handle (1 side only), the R/O measurement for installing the door, why you should not remove the black plug that keeps the door frame secure, etc. These guys & girls are my go to on all projects because they are usually retired with a huge base knowledge on several departments.
90% of Ali's process is doing everything the wrong way and then forcing it to work, tho. 14:30 - for reference.
@@Kajenx Yes, but also she does talk to people for help, tho. 9:48 - for reference.
Working with mirrors is a job I can really see myself doing.
BAHAHAHAH
I’m going to need you to sit quietly and reflect on what you just said.
@@matatath 🤣
And how long have you been waiting to use that one? ararar
@@matatathLOL
14:32 I prefer the way Adam Savage said it "I reject your reality and substitute my own" haha
same
can you put foam strips on the edge of your tufting frame so that you can move it or bump into it without injurying yourself?
You are the smartest person ever
Pool noodles! Cheap and easy…
There's child proofing foam on Amazon in long strips that you cut to size, that would work!
Hey Ali! I just came to say. You don’t need to post every week and please! Don’t overwork yourself! Take a break if needed! ❤
Are you Glumbo
@@2peoples785 who is gumbo? 😐
You 😂
Oh wait I understand, no I am not glumbo, my pfp is just that my mistake!
@@Yuk1OnP4wz Ah yes, my deepest condolences.
That's so aDOORable!
Adoorable
@@Ladybugarianna she was making a pun
Man, you are a comedic GENIUS!
No pun intended
Silly question, why didn't you put a board across the bottom? To give it stability?
No Time ! 😂
@@TheNymphillon She literally recorded the amount of time she would have saved doing that.
Or just a back behind the mirror?
@@Kajenx yes… why the « 😂 « in my comment. 👌
Well, if Spags’ next video is late we know what happened….Infinity Door Hypnosis
Every landlord is triggered.
So true😂
Instead of cutting the molding on the ground why didn't you just cut off some of the backs of the door frame to match the molding so that it it's flush around the molding that way you could have kept the molding intact especially if you're in an apartment and then the door would still be flush to the wall and the molding.
Mirror needed to sit flat to the wall.
@@andyjabez9780 oh I see.
At 14:12, the happiness curve when trying to solve a problem is so weird. You start up happy to try a new thing, then become more and more frustrated because you think that you are incompetent. When it works, suddenly it just goes up from the lowest point of downness to the most enjoyable feeling of self-satisfaction
‘I am on the verge of insanity’
Same, Ali, same.
Oop-
Each color represents a different positive wire in the led lineup. The grounds of each of the relays can be linked together and then each one of the colored wires can be soldered to each relay and the ground linked to one side of the reed switch and the other end back through to the last relay. That way you only need 1 reed switch and 3 relays.
Fellow artist here! You’re the MOST determined artist I’ve ever seen. It’s truly inspiring to watch. I give up on long term projects all the time & it’s frustrating. My friends think it’s my fear of failure…OR is it my fear of success? I don’t exactly know. Anyway, love SO many mediums that I find it hard to focus on just one…so in turn, I do nothing at all. I’ll go long stretches w/out creating anything. It really bums me out. Thank you for showing me that it’s ok to hop around to different projects & mediums. The life & mind of an artist is a tricky path to follow, but I wouldn’t change it! Your determination, passion, vision, enthusiasm, positivity, puns, quirks & pure joy makes me wanna create! So again, thank you…for simply doing YOU!
💙from Brooklyn
I'm so glad your art exists in this world.
IKR, we are living in a time where artists like our pally not only exist and can thrive, not just survive.
A little bit of input for future projects like this you can use a couple of dots of decorators caulk in various places to stop it sliding out of the rails/ track and if you use ratchet straps it would hold the frame together whilst you do the work. Hope it helps
You could have tied the bottom part of the door frame together with a 1x6 and it would have kept it square, made life a whole lot easier, and wouldn't have been terribly visible.
This outrageous art has an added bonus of Ali becoming an all-round electrician 😄
Ali Spagnola: bringing you blood (sweat and tears) in art since 1984!
(And occasionally Braxton hairs)
For the tack strips on your rug frame try using a pool noodle. You could probably even cut it into fourths (long ways) to not need as many to cover your jumbo frame. It only needs to be thick enough to cover the tacks plus a little cushion. That way no more accidental injuries just by walking by it.
Hope this helps
I've spent an inordinate amount of time wanting to step in and help you gently move a door frame in place or laying one way mirror stuff.
The success of the switches was the happiest moment I’ve ever seen on your videos. Ha. Well done!
That was such a Clark Griswold moment! Also, according to at least one Tested video, Adam says you should always test because you can't trust the polarity is correct out of the box!
The thought I keep having while watching your videos is "Boy I sure am glad I'm not the one doing this, and yet I'm so glad someone is doing it."
I love all of Ali’s crazy, outrageous, insanely creative ideas! I never knew I needed outrageous art in my life until I found this channel! I love watching the whole process because I’m a pants paly! ❤️
I love how when you encounter a problem you don't just give up you find a way to overcome it, such a inspiration to many thanks ❤
i genuinely want this in my house. this and a door with that mural from the barbie rapunzel movie that she paints and it becomes a portal. thank you for you videos Ali, they bring light to my days and remind me that we can be many "contradictory" things. i miss arting.
7:15 THAT GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK
This is actually so creative! Always love to see ur work❤
This is a type of installation that NEEDS to be at a Meow Wolf location, it absolutely would fit right in!!
Allliii oh my goodness, the injuries, the electrical finagling, the sheer devotion, just wow!! End result was so great!!
Yassss girlie, we live for it.
For the baseboard issue, a) you want a multi-tool and b) make the cut in the doorframe instead, so you'll keep your deposit when you're forced to leave.
😂😂😂 I was shouting at the screen, cut the door not the board 😂😂😂
Hopefully the property owner isn't watching this🫣
She has said in previous videos that they don't watch her channel
I just started watching and I already know this is going to be AWESOME!
I think this has joined Steve in my all-time favourite outrageous projects ❤
So awesome to see you making use of your new space! I remember when you first decided to do that sign-off/hand clap and you STILL do it! Man things may have changed a bit, but you keep staying outrageous 😛
You should put a warning sign in your room for the tacs
Or, you know, get a pair of pliers and pull the little buggers out.
0:34 "imagine being a door that.." yes, Ally. that's what everyone thinks about all the time. what it would be like if they were a door. 🤣
I wish there was actually be a bit of real light tunnel that you can enter into before the mirror at the end of it so it would absolutely break people's brains.
SHE SOLVED HOW THE FRIDGE LIGHTS TURN OFF
IVE WANTED TO KNOW EVER SINCE I WAS A KID
You never found the button?
It's the same as car interior lights.
I just realised I'm showing my age with the car thing...
@@tiantheewhat?
@@tiantheewhat button
@hunterchichester5720
In the door jam. When the door is closed it pushes the button in which turns the light off
Oh my gosh. Im only partially into the video and I gasped put loud when you turned away and the door started to fall towards you. So glad you caught it
That fact that we didn’t get to look directly into it is sacrilegious… I’m severely disappointed, disgusted, and disturbed by your choice to rob us of what could have been a magnificent moment. I don’t know if I’ll ever forgive you☹️
I agreeeee
bro fr 😞😞😞
Karen alerttttttttt
Because you can't you will see your reflection
That saga with the lights is the epitome of electronics projects lol. "This will be easy!"
*2 weeks later*
I hate everything and have burned down a shed.
1st love your videos
2nd I recommend putting long strips of foam along the carpet frame so they stick with reduced risk of injury
3rd please don't rush.
every single person whao watches you knows how much work you put in and I don’t want you to have a heart attack from a consecutive burnout I always say if "one is frustrated and unfocused take a brake and come back." Any time I watch the balance bird video I get a second hand anxiety attack. So....
4th ITS OKAY TO BE LATE A COUPLE TIMES!!! please, I am actively worried about your mental and physical health.
And finally
5th have fun, be safe, and most of all be you.
I was going to comment some tips that would have helped with building this art piece, but who am I kidding? I'd accrue way more injuries than Ali did! Thanks for the aDOORable and slightly unHINGEd video!
I think you just need a couple more tools to truly unlock you. 😂
She is amazing! Ali literally does put sweat blood and tears to entertain us 💗💗 thanks Ali
0:40 is the most relatable thing ever 😂
The face of regret when she let go of the door 7:16
You should tell people that's where the bathroom is and when they open it and get confused be like;
"Aw dang it, it moved again!"
That’s so funny
Such an underrated artist
The final product was fantastic!
SLAYY ✨ I LOVE UR WORK ❤
Ali, please buy some cork for those tacks sticking out of your rugboard!!!!!
Absolutely incredible! No easy task hooking up a relay when there is no indication of what the wires do. Then installing a door without the surrounding framing is a huge pain. But you battled through and it looks insane!!
That poor relay.. you let all the magic smoke out that makes it work! Outrageous!
for the rug frame you can use your leftover foam from the foam room to cover the exposed nails
have always enjoyed Ali's outrageous art making; and delighted to also get satisfying ASMR content *and* some first aid bits, too!
3:53 now that is one record breaking tool!
I'm so happy with you that you got it how you wanted it. you persevered. im going to keep this in mind when im having struggles to complete a goal.
that door is rather aDOORable spags. IM EARLY, TOO!
hindsight is 20/20, but you could have just cut the trim on the door frame instead of the wall. You could do this by using some thin trim, spacing the mirror and creating a frame for it inside the door frame as well. This would help reinforce the mirrors into the frame preventing them from falling out, and save the damage on the wall.
The easy way to do the switch is to put in what is called a closet butler. It is a switch that goes into the door jamb and when the door opens, it turns the light on.
can you show us the front of the mirror, that would give the full effect!
i get if you may not want to show the camera on video but i feel that angle was missing
you could have hot glued the plexiglass into the frame to keep it in place, or perhaps a spray adhesive. General rule of not wanting things to move is to make them not move. Clear packing tape may have also worked to keep the entire thing rigid until you moved the frame into the final location. Sweet door though. Cool idea I might put in my house.
Bur-Mig-Ham?.... Americans....
It's BURRmINGum ;-)
So, heads up from someone who works in Electrical, recessed door switch. It's less than $20, a single piece, you do need to need to make the hole on hinge side but it's just an on off switch so you can wire your LEDs power leg after the switch and the converter power in before it to hide it outside of the doorway (possibly behind it) and don't need the door to look any more bulky than normal.
Now also from my experience in home building, they make a 1way door handle. No modifications needed, it's used for small hall closets.
Idk what you did with the little light things but I’m so happy you got it!
Thank you for the flash warning!! I wish more people did this!!
13:12 fun fact sometimes with LED lights and other stuff green can be negative but most of the time it’s a data wire
Art Tour????????? PLEASEE I see some very amazing art in youre place ❤
Your absolute joy when you finally got the switches working was AMAZING. thank you for sharing that with us.
13:14
"it works! its working!... why is it working?"
me while programing
I you feel the second one is always more satisfying just because it’s changing the colour of a lot as opposed to a little 3:39
I’ve officially found the best RUclips channel ❤️❤️❤️
The level of perseverance always impresses me. You are a constant source of inspiration. Thank you. 😊
The led string has 4 wires - red, blue, green, and common. If you switched the common it turns off all colors.
There are also RGBW which have 5 wires.
1:26 not me thinking she was gonna take a chunk out of the wall 😭
You need one of those screwdrivers that is secretely a bunch of screwdrivers in a myriad of shapes and sizes. Inexpensive and a handy tool.
Half the video was electricity
For the rug frame thingy with the tacks pointing out, pool noodles. Just press one on each side as a bumper. Or if you have any extra foam from the foam room
You'll be thrilled to learn for next time, the output voltage and polarity are always printed on the power supply, often in tiny gray writing no normal person can read
If you have left over foam could you use some to cover the spikey bits on the rug frame and prevent future injury?
Ok, that turned out pretty goshdoorknobsome!
I only wish you owned the place and installed it inside the house frame like a full-on real door because this project is AWESOME!
Way to persist on this one Ali!
Nice idea with the Relay and Reed Switch.... EXCEPT:
You're switching the 'Output' of the controller! That means it's powered 24/7, which is NOT IDEAL.
A much better (and safer) way would be to re-connect all the wires you cut. Then cut and put the Relay board on one of the wires coming from the PSU (Wall Wart).
- TBH: I'm shocked your "Engineer" friend didn't suggest that from the start.
Thanks for the instructions on how to view the second coat going on the frame, but is it possible you could put a 𝄆 chapter mark at 2:35 and a 𝄇 chapter mark at 3:04, so we can follow along properly with the sections repeated? Thanks so much!
Love the problem solving. Great life metaphor
I think the main issues stem from not using a multimeter, and using a srd-05vdc-sl-c module, which is set up for 5 volts.
Wouldn't it be beter if you first put a thin sheet of mdf or something on the back of the door frame, so you don't have to struggle with it falling apart and mirrors derailing and stuff. If you're gonna keep the bottom open anyways, you could have slid in the layers from the bottom...
Also, looking at the way you were cutting the frame moulds, it seems like you are in desparate need of a Japanese woodworking saw. I got one for 35 bucks and have been using it for years now. Super worth it!
Love the video, love the Channel!! :)
13:14 feels like trying to close the fridge just enough so you can watch the light go off
The whole time that I watched you maneuver the door and have stuff fall out, I kept thinking to myself, one bar clamp across the bottom would alleviate all of these issues. It wouldn't have been as fun though lol
Very cool project.