Hi Robin, I have the impression that 3D modeling and 3D printing terrifies a lot of people for no reason. A bit like what happened during the first screening of the film by the Lumiere brothers with the train as the protagonist that comes frighteningly close to the camera.
Hello Silvio, Thank you again for the street lamp tutorials. I have already dismantled 12 of the mini ones, managing to not break 8. I am starting on the second pack of 12 and have ordered 2 more packs. Now I am waiting on the tubing. It is not available around here (1/4 inch is the smallest available). But I was able to order it from Ebay and Amazon and it will eventually arrive from China. It just gives me more time to prepare (dismantle) my mini street lamps. And of course after I get one set up and running, I will probably send you a picture because I will be bursting with pride! I watched the 3D part too and will share it with my sister.
Hello Rebecca, I tried; you can't imagine how much I tried but unfortunately, I didn't succeed. I have exaggerated too much once again with the new layout design, beyond the limit. Everything I have sketched in the last few weeks is bordering on heresy for the Christmas Villages standards.
@@silvioallena Hey Silvio! Your comment made me laugh! I am working on my platforms. I have two done, and four to finish. I have redesigned two of them about four times! And I still don't know what the final result will be. You know what my biggest problem is? Pathways. I have carriages (my village is set in the 1790s), so I need pathways for them. They take up so much space!
I have watched this series many times now taking notes and I am finally ready to order supplies and upgrade my village. I really appreciate all the detail for someone who knew nothing about wiring and LEDS. I have two questions. On amazon I see LEDs that are prewired and have a resistor in them. Will I be able to use those in a parallel circuit as you showed? Having them all on one power supply plug is what I want to do. You didn't need to go in detail about the resistors and so I am not sure what they are for. Second, can I use electrical tape over the connections instead of purchasing the heat shrinking tubes? I already have that, and have small hands that could manage it small pieces of it. Thank you so much Silvio!
I just thought of something, perhaps the resistor makes it too hard to fit the wires into the lamps as they add quite a bit of width of the wiring. I will still appreciate an answer though. I am also looking into using this same method on my buildings, which do not have restrictions on space. I am wondering if using the resistors in parallel will weaken the current on the entire circuit, therefore limiting the light too much on the last building. Do you have any recommendations on what size and volt LED bulbs to use for the buildings to have a warm but bright light?
Hello Emily, Could you please email me the Amazon links for the LEDs with the wired resistors you want to use in order to be more precise with my answer? (not more complicated I swear!!). You will find my email address on the home page of the channel (Community tab). Concerning the second question: absolutely yes, you can use electrical tape. But please, make sure it is a good brand and that once positioned on the wires it does not slip out otherwise you risk short circuiting the LEDs. Normally you need an AC Adapter to power such LEDS for the street lamps and for your buildings. If you buy a multi voltage ac adapter with a power of 30W and 2A of current intensity you will be able to power up to 100 units with no decrease in light intensity. And with the correct AC adapter and type of LEDs you don’t need to use prewired LEDs with resistors but only prewired LEDs. Warm and bright LEDs… also on this topic I need to have an idea on the type of LEDs you saw on Amazon.
Thanks for explaining all the street lamp wiring. We appreciate you. I'll probably never use a 3D printer but you make it sound easy to learn.
Hello Sharon,
Absolutely.
You can learn to 3D model and use a 3D printer just as easily as learning to ride a bicycle.
A great addition adding Tinkercad to this tutorial for learning 3D design! Well done Silvio!
Hi Robin,
I have the impression that 3D modeling and 3D printing terrifies a lot of people for no reason.
A bit like what happened during the first screening of the film by the Lumiere brothers with the train as the protagonist that comes frighteningly close to the camera.
Hello Silvio,
Thank you again for the street lamp tutorials. I have already dismantled 12 of the mini ones, managing to not break 8. I am starting on the second pack of 12 and have ordered 2 more packs. Now I am waiting on the tubing. It is not available around here (1/4 inch is the smallest available). But I was able to order it from Ebay and Amazon and it will eventually arrive from China. It just gives me more time to prepare (dismantle) my mini street lamps. And of course after I get one set up and running, I will probably send you a picture because I will be bursting with pride!
I watched the 3D part too and will share it with my sister.
Hello Susan,
Of course you will have all the rights.
And don't worry everyone will understand and you will have a dispensation for your capital sin.
Thank you for such a good video!! I am looking forward to what you will do for your design layout in 2024!
Hello Rebecca,
I tried; you can't imagine how much I tried but unfortunately, I didn't succeed.
I have exaggerated too much once again with the new layout design, beyond the limit.
Everything I have sketched in the last few weeks is bordering on heresy for the Christmas Villages standards.
@@silvioallena Hey Silvio! Your comment made me laugh! I am working on my platforms. I have two done, and four to finish.
I have redesigned two of them about four times! And I still don't know what the final result will be.
You know what my biggest problem is? Pathways. I have carriages (my village is set in the 1790s), so I need pathways for them. They take up so much space!
I have watched this series many times now taking notes and I am finally ready to order supplies and upgrade my village. I really appreciate all the detail for someone who knew nothing about wiring and LEDS. I have two questions. On amazon I see LEDs that are prewired and have a resistor in them. Will I be able to use those in a parallel circuit as you showed? Having them all on one power supply plug is what I want to do. You didn't need to go in detail about the resistors and so I am not sure what they are for. Second, can I use electrical tape over the connections instead of purchasing the heat shrinking tubes? I already have that, and have small hands that could manage it small pieces of it. Thank you so much Silvio!
I just thought of something, perhaps the resistor makes it too hard to fit the wires into the lamps as they add quite a bit of width of the wiring. I will still appreciate an answer though. I am also looking into using this same method on my buildings, which do not have restrictions on space. I am wondering if using the resistors in parallel will weaken the current on the entire circuit, therefore limiting the light too much on the last building. Do you have any recommendations on what size and volt LED bulbs to use for the buildings to have a warm but bright light?
Hello Emily,
Could you please email me the Amazon links for the LEDs with the wired resistors you want to use in order to be more precise with my answer? (not more complicated I swear!!).
You will find my email address on the home page of the channel (Community tab).
Concerning the second question: absolutely yes, you can use electrical tape.
But please, make sure it is a good brand and that once positioned on the wires it does not slip out otherwise you risk short circuiting the LEDs.
Normally you need an AC Adapter to power such LEDS for the street lamps and for your buildings.
If you buy a multi voltage ac adapter with a power of 30W and 2A of current intensity you will be able to power up to 100 units with no decrease in light intensity. And with the correct AC adapter and type of LEDs you don’t need to use prewired LEDs with resistors but only prewired LEDs.
Warm and bright LEDs… also on this topic I need to have an idea on the type of LEDs you saw on Amazon.