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merlin / alex glow
@alexglow@chaos.social  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

New vid! #PCBs I made in 2025, part 1: LED charm ✨
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTH1NuelDig

Finally pulled together a prototype with this little board – one of my new #Charmware set, reviving the series of modular tech #jewelry bits I started back in 2018. Been dreaming of assembling these with elytra and bike-leather, and the day finally came... The board still needs some tweaks (smaller switch etc.), but with my fixed-up #KiCad workflow, those will be a snap. 😸

// #Maker #LEDs #WearableTech

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Alex Glow on Instagram: "Part 1! Here's my new LED charm circuit board, built into a piece of jewelry as intended.
A few tweaks are still needed: smaller switch, repositioned LED (so it shines back on your skin – as my guitar pick #PCB earring does), etc. However, I'm really happy to finally have something close to my vision!

I used @kicad.eda to design these, and @pcbway to fabricate both the green/silver prototype and the black/gold version. The earring is made with jewel beetle elytra and upcycled bike inner-tube. Looking forward to making lots of variations on these. 💙✨

🔗 bit.ly/charmware for more info – linked at the top of the original @hacksterio tutorial from 2018, when I started this series before a looonnnng hiatus :)

// #WearableTech #LEDs Maker"

Get inspired by Alex Glow's wearable tech creations and learn how to build your own unique, customizable electronic circuits with mini PCB beads. From jewelry making to DIY electronics, explore the charmware series and its limitless possibilities.
Wearing the earring: the blue LED sheds its light on my cheek and palm.
Wearing the earring: the blue LED sheds its light on my cheek and palm.
Wearing the earring: the blue LED sheds its light on my cheek and palm.
Alex holds up an earring made with a little black-and-gold board, a blue LED, jewel beetle wing casings (elytra), and upcycled bike inner-tube rubber (which I call "bike leather").
Alex holds up an earring made with a little black-and-gold board, a blue LED, jewel beetle wing casings (elytra), and upcycled bike inner-tube rubber (which I call "bike leather").
Alex holds up an earring made with a little black-and-gold board, a blue LED, jewel beetle wing casings (elytra), and upcycled bike inner-tube rubber (which I call "bike leather").
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