Hi folks,
Long time lurker here and just happened to muster up the balls to post my project here (as I know you folks are serious engineers!):
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/northerncircuitsinc/aquarius-a-water-manipulating-fountain-lampIt has been 99% successfully delivered (the remaining users either haven't answered their surveys, or have payment/addon discrepancies). The project is a modernized take on the classic Time Fountains we've seen in the past. By using individually addressable RGB LEDs, some creative Arduino coding, and an unconventional mechanical setup, this "time fountain" can generate waves of water that seemingly change colors, split into multiple streams, change directions, and much more. Recently, it was also rewarded with a Best In Show award at MakerFestival Toronto 2018 and has also been featured on
Discovery Channel as well as
El Hormiguero (Spain's most watched TV program) and most importantly, a shout out from
ElectroBOOM himself
Though I'm not soliciting for any orders, you can certainly check out the main site at
https://www.northern-circuits.ca. Note that the campaign videos/pics are not indicative of the version I actually shipped out, which is much more aesthetically streamlined and easier to manufacture. These are also all hand-soldered and hand-built by me (in Canada!) as I've specifically designed the supply chain in a way that makes it prohibitively expensive to manufacture in China. You can see videos of the actual version shipped out by #aquariuslamp on Instagram here:
or the featurette on El Hormiguero here:
https://player.vimeo.com/video/274617404.
Let me know what you think!
Stephen