Wearable Infinity Gauntlet with Dimming Lights

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This is a remix of the Wearable Infinity Gauntlet. I designed it so that when you make a fist, the LEDs and stones brighten for a more realistic effect. I added a battery cage for a rechargeable battery, and a desktop stand with the Avengers Infinity War logo featuring a switch on the side for easy desktop use. Gauntlet: Printed at 100% scale and bonded to link the two palm pieces together. I wish I would have printed slightly larger to fit my hands in better. Spray painted with metallic gold and then dusted with gunmetal grey to achieve a worn look. Stones: Used a Dremel to carefully carve the stones down to size. Heated them with a lighter to make the acrylic clear again, then used sandpaper on the backs of the stones to diffuse light from behind better. Held in place with super glue. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QN9R5SP/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?smid=A1WN36LMZMA2ME&psc=1 Battery Cage: Designed and printed in two pieces. Hot glued into place and used a paper clip for the hinge to allow easy removal of the battery from the cage when charging. Battery/Charger: Bought a 3-cell rechargeable battery and charger: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-700mah-3s-30c-xt30.html https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigy-e3-compact-2s-3s-lipo-charger-100-240v-us-plug.html Desktop Stand: Created a much more minimalist stand that uses wooden 5mm dowel rods for supports to hold up the fingers while in desktop mode. Designed the logo nameplate to accept the rocker switch to flip on and off the LEDs while in desktop mode. Painted the letters separately and inserted them into slots for a cleaner look. LEDs Used 5mm white LEDs from: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H98OS2W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Wiring: Connected the components using xt30 connectors to make wired connections easier. Refer to the bench test photo for wiring details. Switch: Used a rocker switch below in the side of the stand: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H187NI0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A2RDTIPPCG3R38&psc=1 Potentiometer to brighten LEDs: Used the kit below and found the B2K potentiometer to have the most linear effect. Designed a knob cap to place on the end. Tied a string to the knuckle of the index finger and elastic to the base of the palm so that it would retract when opening fist again. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07CJFR1XP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1