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@gritskennedy5007

2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful....pirates of the Caribbean fireflies are intermittent flashes of light on wires that are attached to fans that whip the led strand in random patterns...the random switch plate sends signals to light up bulbs in different sequences..they are much larger industrial size bulbs and the wires are really heavy duty. Yours are genius really great creativity...you are amazing..

My grandpa was the one who made the firefly lights at Disneyland I was 4 when my mom and I helped him make the lights. I cry every time I’m on the ride because I miss my grandpa so much! Only the fireflies and the floor lamps are the only lights in the park left that he made!

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Wow!!! That is AMAZING! We absolutely love all of the Disneyland imagineering tech.

@misscheer4eva

3 жыл бұрын

@shirlynnj5383

3 жыл бұрын

WOW!!! He was an amazing imagineer!!!!

@ldo96

3 жыл бұрын

That is so cool!

@steven.h0629

3 жыл бұрын

Grandpa's are the best..

Since it’s so time consuming to make these lights, you can always populate the background fireflies with a bit of electrical tape and a dot of glow paint. The quality ones will sell the design, and the cheaper ones will add to the numbers without as much work.

@WickedMakers

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a cool idea.

Pro-tip: 30AWG wire can be really hard to strip without damaging the wire, so use a lighter. Put the point of the flame where you'd put the cutter and when the plastic melts, grab the insualtion at that point and pull: the wire is stripped nice and clean! That little bit of melted plastic burns the fingers a little, so if your hands aren't calloused to hell and back, wear gloves.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Ahhh that’s a great tip! Yeah it was tricky stripping them properly. This makes a lot of sense.

@steven.h0629

3 жыл бұрын

Jamie's got Claws!

@KrazeeKraftZ

Жыл бұрын

Or pliers / tweezers to protect your hands, also a dedicated wire stripper is a better idea than clippers!

This reminds me the good old day of KZread where everything was... normal. Nice vids love them!

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Hahah, nice. 😄😄😄

@soloistnina9889

2 жыл бұрын

Same!💕

@shaolinwisdom

2 жыл бұрын

Why what's happened to KZread since?😆🙊

@samprikioutsouk7038

2 жыл бұрын

Same exact feeling not joking!!! love them too!!

@mandyeosphantasmas1202

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah...

I once went to an modern art museum where there had to be hundreds of these in a dark room with mirrors for walls. It was amazing.

I wish I could spend all year making Halloween decorations and props and decorating. It's such a comforting time of year. Thanks for the video, definitely want to make a bunch of these this year!

You might try a fishing lure swivel so that they can turn around completely instead of the fishing line attached to the 'solar power thing' in three places. Love all your videos!

who els loves halloween so much that they start planing in august? !

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

We do!!! 🎃👻💀🕸

@evaevercrest2315

3 жыл бұрын

Just started decorating today

@seandevine3695

3 жыл бұрын

August? We’re supposed to wait till August?

@drmango2045

3 жыл бұрын

Everyday is Halloween

@ashleywynn4923

3 жыл бұрын

I plan for next year as soon as i get cleaned up from the current year display/haunted house.

On the wires you will find that dipping the tip of your wires into flux then tin the tip with solder and then attach them and it also usually binds better and helps keep out cold Soldier joints.

Great job. I’ve made these before and what really helps is a small spring on the string that supports the device. You can get sprigs for hobbies at places like STATS in Pasadena. Any small spring that expands with light tension will do. It give the firefly an erratic up and down motion that really sells the effect.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Ohhhh nice. Amazing idea.

@gavinelster3168

3 жыл бұрын

Wicked Makers Thank you. I researched and found how the actual faux fireflies are made and that spring makes a big difference with the effect

@travisgregory

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea! Do you mind linking to a specific type of spring for this effect? There are so many to choose from with different elasticities, thanks!

@gavinelster3168

2 жыл бұрын

@@travisgregory I’d love to however the only way I could gauge the spring type was to hop on down to my local craft store ( Stats in Pasadena) and poke thru their oddly huge selection of tiny bouncy springs.

Those look great! To aid with the spinning, I would attach a fishing line swivel at the very top where the entire "firefly" hangs from.

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! Awesome idea. 🤘🏼🎃

Non-Pro tip To shrink the tubing i turn my soldering iron off for a minute of two and once it's cooled a little I carefully press it on the shrink tubing to shrink it. Obviously let it cool down some or it could possibly melt the solder and ruin the connection you have just made. I solder at 300C and the shrink tubing i use will shrink at around 125c.

Wow, you guys NAILED it. Can't wait to try this at home

I have been talking about making some fireflys for my yard for years. Trying to figure out how to do it. Thank you!

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

Nice!!! Yeah they were really easy to do. 👊🏼😄

@user-fe4rc4br9h

3 жыл бұрын

@@WickedMakers 🧨

You know, for the hot glueing, they make black hot glue sticks! So you don't have to waste your time painting the hot glue!

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Ahhhhhhhh what!!!!

@KrazeeKraftZ

Жыл бұрын

@@WickedMakers yep, um I found them at the local craft, and googled the manufacturer in the USA!!

This will be a great addition to my pirate themed patio decor! Thanks for the video!

I think I'm finally going to make these this year. Great setup and instruction. Thank you! Looking forward to more videos as the season nears.

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We appreciate it. 👊🏼😄

I am So glad I found ya'll .. Love your creations

These are super cool! 🤩 Gonna make sure to remember this tutorial!

fun fact the reason why you use different coloured wires is just so you know what's suppose to go to what. and it makes diagrams easier to read. ex. green is our ground, at least is everything I;ve ever wired its been ground. Red is hot, ex. heaters in refrigerators that are around the coil to defrost it.

Terminology assist! Battery terminals, solar panel. FYI I use my soldering iron to shrink heat shrink tubing, no naked flame near the electronics that way. Awesome job though, might have to make a few for my haunt, thanks for the inspiration!! New batteries required for old solar lights though!

"Excuse me Egon, you said crossing the streams was bad!" haha i love the Ghostbusters plug. Great work, looks like a fun project. I'm working on the Window fire now so we will see how that turns out before any other projects. Keep up the great work.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼🎃 Thanks!!

Fun project - nice job! The LEDs have a flat side, which is always the cathode (negative). That is the only true way to know which is positive or negative - trust but verify the length of the leads. Hope this helps!

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

Didn’t know that!!! That is great info, thanks. 😄

Glow bugs!! Love them.

Looks incredible! Brings me so joyfull memories! Loved it, guys!

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! Really glad you enjoyed it. 👊🏼😄

Helpful tip in case you cut both legs evenly on LEDs. On LEDs you will find a flat spot on the base of the LED. This is the cathode side or negative side closest to the leg.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Oh nice!! Thank you. 👊🏼💀

My wife seen this and now i am making 12 of them. Thanks, you guys are awesome. Subscribed in Florida.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!! 👊🏼💀

Don't melt the solder with the iron. Begin by getting a little bit of solder on the iron so it is "wet". Then use the iron and that little bit of solder to heat the part you want to solder. Then you flow the solder on the hot part. If you just push the solder onto the tip of your iron and try to glob it on the wires you're likely to get a connection that won't last long.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a great tip, thank you!

Great project I’ll have to try it out next year, loved the way you two changed your shirts twice!

Makes us miss pirates sooo badly! Awesome job. Love the solar power idea :)

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Yesssss!!! Same here. 😄😄😄

Awesome job!! I used to decorate for Halloween when I was younger. Now I think I need to get back in the game and do some decorating or create an outdoor haunt!

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! It really is a lot of fun and a great opportunity to make fun stuff. 🎃🎃🎃

@BeeHus2256

4 жыл бұрын

Yes you do! I do it every year and we have a blast! Plus we have people that now make a stop at our yard haunt a family ritual! How cool is that??

This and the cauldron are on our list! Madame Leota is also on my list but... can't seem to find a good tutorial. Also in love with your swamp lights.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!

Love the new led logo in the background

Love it!!! Soldering is so intimidating....we love Halloween and bought some wire, Soldering tools...and never did it. I am going to have to try 1 this year. We bought it to make flickering candles inside DIY pumpkins 🎃... your video gave me some boost of confidence

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it gave you the confidence to try soldering!! It’s really not hard at all. 👊🏼😄 You got this!

@TheCreativeMind

3 жыл бұрын

Soldering can be easy and fun. It's the wrong soldering gun and solder that can make a project frustrating. Been there, done that. Amazon has good kits with solder, I bought 1. Not disappointed

You could also put an arm extending out from one side of the base and run the LED wire down it to put it off-center, which will make the fireflies movement seem much more lifelike.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a super cool idea!!!

So simple yet ... so awesome!!!

For twisted wires together see tutorials on making rope. Twist the two strands in opposite directions and they will form their own twisted single line...but, this won't come undone the way a pair twisted like this can.

Most LEDs have a flat part near the cathode (ground wire). Also, for very low voltages you can just test the polarity by just touching the leads to the power source. A 3 volt button battery is a perfect way to test an LED.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Nice, good to know!

The fireflies worked great in the pirates ride when the squirrel cage blowers worked which majority of them didn't. Since now i think they upgraded them without using the blowers/fans which is what we called them lol

This is super awesome. Tempted to make a little batch for my garden!

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

Yesss! Go for it. Really fun build. 👊🏼😄

Nice DIY guys. Thank you! Just a suggestion: since you've hot glued the little hole that the wire goes through, presumably to keep moisture and water out, then maybe it would be useful to also protect the exposed slider switch somehow.

@WickedMakers

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Good idea.

That was wicked awesome!

I love the 4-handed soldering technique ... 😆

Here in the UK those lamps are two for a pound at Poundland. I buy them to harvest spares to fix more expensive lamps each year but with a better battery the panels are good enough to keep it charged and run a dozen LEDs. BigClive has a youtube video explaining all that.

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

Ahh nice, yeah that’s smart! 👊🏼😄

I'm inspired. This shows users how to hack mass produced things. I hacked my eBay and ordered a bunch of LED tea lights for cheap so I can focus on the design of a bouncy firefly effect, though they tend to fly more linearly and not in circles like a mosquito but these guys will succumb to my design. Cheers.

These are so cool! I can't wait to try and make some of my own :) Thanks

A fishing swivel might help the base part spin.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Yes!! That’s a great idea. 🤘🏼🎃

Awesome Build guys, Thanks for posting !

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😄

ive been waiting for this!!!

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

👊🏼💀 It’s here!!! Thanks for watching.

I hope you’re working on Christmas things so we can start getting them ready too!

You need to curve the blades and blow the fan on them on the ride each wire is hooked up to a fan that spins each lead and creates a flicker.

@WickedMakers

2 жыл бұрын

Nice. Good tip!

These are so cool! Thanks for sharing!

Very cool love the fireflies

I've always wanted to know how they did that! Thanks guys!!

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! 👊🏼😄

I AM SO EXCITEDDDDDD! This series is the bees knees!!!!

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Woooooooohoooo!!!! 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃

I am so going to make a couple of these for my porch. If you use different color leds can likely hive a cool effect, I have to test.. plus, think Ill sand the edges of tge wings so they wouldn't be so cutty..

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

That is a good idea!!!! 🎃🎃🎃

This is a really cool project! Thanks for sharing it.

That’s really neat!

These actually look wonderful!

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!! 😄😄😄

That was Awesome, great job, we can’t wait til the next Halloween 🎃 video 👍

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! 👊🏼💀

Use black gaffers tape instead, it's already flat black. I agree with the fishing swivel also! Great job as usual guys, can't wait to see what's next!

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, gaffers tape is a great idea!

Your logo light and the firefly lights would make for great scenery for a music video

At work, we would call the lighter the "B one C" if we were in a pinch and needed to heat shrink something really fast.

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

Hahah, perfect. 👊🏼😄

Like your videos, and this one is wicked-cute. 👍

THANK YOU FOR THIS. 🙏 I have no way of suspending them right now but I want to see if I can do one that secures to the ground.

@tinfinz

3 жыл бұрын

I’ll probably design it like a small fishing rod with the light at the end. and paint it to look like a blade of grass by day.

I wish I had a tree or trees to hang these from. These are so cool! Happy Halloween!

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Same to you!!! 👊🏼🎃

That shirt is awesome!

If you have a soldering iron, you can desolder the LED and solder the leads directly to the board. That's actually easier than soldering a wire to LED leads.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Good idea!

That’s really cool!

Awesome project! And just an FYI - One side of the LED should have a little flat spot on the edge. The pin closest to the flat spot is your negative "-" cathode.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Ahhh great tip. 😄

Thank you for this, I know it's from 2020, but better late for me than never. lol Oh btw l.e.d. bulbs should have a "flat" side on the bottom rim that also shows the +. :D

“VoiLa” - look there! “Wallah” - makes my brain itch and not a word.

Can you guys do one for the stars in the Peter Pan’s Flight ride? The ones you see when you enter never land? I think they really look cool.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Oh hmmm. Maybe!!!!

So very cool. I like it. I'm about 7/8 hours behind. But I'm here and I'm impressed. Awesome idea guys.

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!! 👊🏼🎃

That's a cool video! Thanks for sharing.

Great tutorial! Any chance you could make or would know of a tutorial on the lighting effects they use to create the "pixiedust" type lighting? Mr Toads fireplace, beasts library, Rapunzel's hair on the small tower in Fantasyland?

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! These are great ideas. We’ll add them to the list. 😄😄😄

I was just saying yesterday that the only fireflies that I've ever seen are the ones in the Blue Bayou section of Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

Very cool! About to binge watch your channel! Thanks for sharing!

Saw the wires coming out and was all: "oh, no... soldering." I just need to bite the bullet and get a soldering iron already.

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 It’s actually pretty easy. You got this. 👊🏼🎃

@BrianBarth

4 жыл бұрын

If you ever wanted to also give pyrography a try, get an entry level "iron" that also comes with a soldering tip. Boom.. two devices in one!

@thefluffymarshmallo

4 жыл бұрын

@@BrianBarth I did pyrography a couple of times many moons ago in a shop class. I kinda liked it, actually. Good tip, maybe I'll do that.

@nyetloki

3 жыл бұрын

You could just use crimps. Preferably the water proof ones that have glue inside or you can add hot glue. For 30 AWG you will need to buy them online as those are smaller than normal ones you get at auto parts stores. Or just twist and hot glue for a simple connection. These aren't rocket ships. But also google the nasa wire connection guide. They don't solder on rocket ships.

@thefluffymarshmallo

3 жыл бұрын

@@nyetloki It would behoove me to still get a soldering iron and practice, because I'm technically supposed to be good at soldering for my job, but I very rarely do it.

Desolder the LED from the circuit board and save it for later. Then solder the wires to the circuit board. It's a better option than cob jobing it. But great idea though.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah we thought of that later. 😄 Will try it next time. 👊🏼👊🏼

Oh this is freaking cool

Excellent job using exciting technology. Electrical Engineers would be proud of you. The soldering job may not be NASA standards but for it's good enough and on the first try. I love finding out how thing work because we can enjoy the magic more.

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!! Yeah we’re not really experts at any of this stuff but we plug along just the same. 👊🏼😄

In true dizney style.. youu starting Halloween in August.

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

Hahah, yes!!! 🤣

@FredHeim

3 жыл бұрын

We call it "Augtober" at our house muhahahahaha

Tried to make them but ran out of time before Halloween, need to screw the wings on as the sun here melts the hot glue so going for 4 strings to a fishing swivel then a single line to gutter clips and branches! Will be up next year, some in my toxic waste swamp with a witches hut and prisoner pit, others near my downed pirate ship! Although at the moment they'd have a time keeping up with the mozzies!!

Such a cool idea! Great video guys!

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ethan!!!!!! We really appreciate it. 👊🏼🎃

Great job wow amazing

Just some interesting things I thought might interest you guys I love Halloween and I love to create stuff can't wait to see what you come up with as well

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, thank you so much!! 🎃🎃🎃

@nancybalasquide1234

3 жыл бұрын

@@WickedMakers you are most welcome always

Love this! New subbie!

Yeeeup. Imma make those for my back yard year round.

Man, I've tried soldering several times, and I just cannot get the hang of it. I can make little shiny balls though... just can't things stick together. XD Edit: Ahh, you have four hands, that's what I need!

Don't forget to recycle the old batteries by taking them to a hardware store or supermarket that collects them for recycling! Even though they're awful batteries there's still raw materials in there worth saving!

That's a really cool effect! Great video!

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bruce!!! 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼🎃

BRILLIANT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!! :)

Great video, as always!

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! 🤘🏼🎃

I got some 18000 mcd (milicandle) LEDs. I'm gonna make some radioactive fireflies. Oh they are super bright 😁

@WickedMakers

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!!!!! 🤣

Great project. Seems to me though that the added wings to the base are unnecessary though. The duct tape blocker attached directly to the LED on the end of the wire is as much of a wind-catcher (perhaps more so) than the wings at the top, especially when using this outside - the base is likely to be hung near tree branches or under the eaves of a house and less likely to catch a breeze. Just my 2 cents though. Alternatively, you could skip the tape on the LED and keep the wings on the base. This will greatly help to cut down on visibility during the day/dusk. Just put a dab of black paint or sharpie on one side of the LED itself to maintain the "flicker" as it moves around.

@ :45 you're wearing one shirt and @:52 you've changed!! Magic!!! Love Halloween! LOL Suddenly, like toilet paper, there will now be a shortage of solar yard lights! bahaha

@WickedMakers

4 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 So much Halloween magic. 👊🏼😄

I'm on my husbands computer and I found this through his algorithm. mwahahah! I'm hoping he's down to do this with me because this is so wholesome and fun! hahaha! You two are great at explanation and inspiring ! These are SO PRETTY!

On the blinder I recommend leaving an extra flap of tape so once you bend the leads you can fold it over and don’t have to glue or paint.

@WickedMakers

2 жыл бұрын

Good idea!