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It's only a matter of time before this guy is running DOOM in an earring
@Bleudog3 ай бұрын
Rip and ear!
@andrewmackie51103 ай бұрын
Imagine he comments "not a bad idea"
@CruxiaLz3 ай бұрын
that or bad apple
@cheeseburgerfee83233 ай бұрын
Haha, that's the best idea ever 😂
@guily66693 ай бұрын
Crazy
@terceroido3 ай бұрын
“LED’s which are so small that inhaling them is a very real danger.“ new fear unlocked: accidentally inhaling microscopic electrical components
@rcditti3 ай бұрын
eh you already are *microplastics*
@boxfoxscoot16143 ай бұрын
You'll just shit it out, don't worry
@0106johnny3 ай бұрын
@@0106johnny that is not how inhaling works... you might cough them out at most
@karlkastor3 ай бұрын
@@0106johnny huh? maybe i'm missing sarcasm, but how would a small LED go from your lungs to your digestive system?
@originami91993 ай бұрын
@@originami9199 dude what are you talking about i have a whole research paper that was published this month about the physiological overlaps between the digestive and the pulmonary system the other dude is straight on point
@cri87883 ай бұрын
18:15 I think these would sell like hot cakes. You could easily sell a couple thousand of these. Wouldn't be surprised if someone was in the process of copying and commercializing the design right now
@user-ix9lx4sp1z3 ай бұрын
I'd buy one
@DragonSlayer21893 ай бұрын
Please sell them mitxela… 🥺🥺🥺🥺😢😢😢 PLEASE!!!
@rattlegoat3 ай бұрын
sell yes, make.. well it would be quite an effort :)
@TheducksOrg3 ай бұрын
@@TheducksOrg I barely know how to solder 😭😭
@rattlegoat3 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree
@W92Baj3 ай бұрын
Mitxela, I cannot believe you think no one would want to wear these. I would absolutely wear these.
@THVEssays3 ай бұрын
Right??? I would pierce my ears to wear these lol
@benjaminbutcher3 ай бұрын
@@benjaminbutcher... and you seem to be a guy. Imagine how many girls would want it ;)
@usernameak3 ай бұрын
I would too!
@evanbarnes99843 ай бұрын
@@benjaminbutcher Not even joking
@octimus20003 ай бұрын
Ditto and I wouldn't care if they only lasted 1 hour either?
@jameshatton44053 ай бұрын
adding a small layer of milky transparent plastic would help to diffuse the LED's and make them more visible when displaying graphics or letters
@Space_Reptile3 ай бұрын
This is a super good idea! Put a dollop of epoxy over the LEDs and set some diffuser film in it to really make the LEDs blend together and be nice to look at! Would definitely make the random blinks more interesting to look at in my opinion
@Jett-n-gin3 ай бұрын
@@Jett-n-ginmaybe a diffuser film wouldn't even be needed and just sanding the epoxy would be enough.
@Jehty213 ай бұрын
@@Jehty21 I think it would be better to flood the LEDs with black opaque compound and then sand it down along with a small layer of the top of the diodes
@RD-op6lv3 ай бұрын
It could also double as protection for the LEDs
@nopelol87183 ай бұрын
Smoked perspex sheet might work too, one could stick it on with epoxy, and hides the components, makes it look like a black screen, but lets through the light with not much loss. I've used it on much larger LED projects and it looks really nice.
@DisorderedArray3 ай бұрын
"not convinced anyone would want to wear these" my dude, there are so many people who would wear these. especially at a rave!
@cho4d3 ай бұрын
I was just thinking this! I’d hella wear these in pink.
@D._VonАй бұрын
Given all the precision you've shown in other projects, it's actually really cool to hear you say "lazy", and still end up making a grid of 0201 components work. Your half-assing it looks a lot like the rest of us whole-assing it, or even whole-and-a-half-assing.
@LonnonFoster3 ай бұрын
😂 whole-and-a-half assing.... adding that one to my reserves
@C3DPropShop3 ай бұрын
Man, my hands were shaking just by looking at that copper wire soldering tip!! You have a very steady hands!
@mvadu3 ай бұрын
My heart started pounding!
@dennisdecoene3 ай бұрын
it's much easier when u rest the forearm on something and move just from the wrist or fingers
@sFeral3 ай бұрын
@@sFeral but some people have these innate jitteriness in their hands so idk bout that
@AldenVondyck3 ай бұрын
@@AldenVondyck personally speaking, resting my forearms on something helps immensely but yeah, at this scale I don’t know if that matters haha
@anonymousadam89503 ай бұрын
@@AldenVondyck I'm one of those people and resting my arms on things still helps a lot... still not sure I could pull this off, but I'd be way more likely to
@raphaelmorgan23072 ай бұрын
I feel like all of your videos start with "Have you ever wanted...no?" But you are making all of the things I didn't realize I wanted!
@makebreakrepeat3 ай бұрын
Right? Like, no, I didnt. But I do now!
@jetison3333 ай бұрын
I lol'd
@oooogaabooogaa3 ай бұрын
Yeah, he said that and I was protesting. I do want that! Genuinely, this probably would be really popular with women's tech wear fashion.
@ferdinand3und4zig3 ай бұрын
Sir you have a horrifying avatar
@SadeN_03 ай бұрын
> I'm not fully convinced anyone would want to wear these inb4 me thinking where I should get pierced to wear one
@_trupples3 ай бұрын
exactly this
@QaysPoonawala2 ай бұрын
Found this channel a couple months ago and I absolutely love it. The way he describes things it’s just bananas “it is unusual to be able to justify having a pick-and-place machine in your house” idk that just killed me lol
@andersonfs3 ай бұрын
Yeah, and referring to himself as a "hobbyist"
@kirkc96433 ай бұрын
if it's just a glorified 3d printer then i should be able to build my own.......>>>
@janthran3 ай бұрын
a fun use for tiny matrices like this would be eyes/faces for figures? robot character with a digital face or really expressive eyes. maybe a lego scaled grid to add some detail into builds
@cuddlepuppy693 ай бұрын
A lot of people do similar things with Gundam model kits and addressable RGB LEDs! They can get as small as 1mm
@benrueter23213 ай бұрын
This reminds me about RP2040 backed displays in two stud wide bricks by @ancientjames
@xpehkto3 ай бұрын
use an app on my phone to pick an emoticon based on how I'm feeling at the moment you know you've pissed me off because suddenly my :) earrings are going >:(
@raphaelmorgan23072 ай бұрын
I like how the sound cuts out at 17:45 so we're not distracted by mitxela shrieking "goddammit get in there" at the microdot
@AllenKnutson3 ай бұрын
I held my breath at this point, didn't want to "blow the LED away" 😂
@mshaftenberg3 ай бұрын
The copper wire on the soldering iron is such a useful tip! I'm going to be (attempting) to repair my laptop myself and I was a little worried about if my iron would be precise enough, but that could save me!
@CoffeeOnRails3 ай бұрын
He was only able to do that because there's no pads completely under the component. In a laptop, there's many components that you can't do anything to with a soldering iron.
@nikkiofthevalley3 ай бұрын
Are there any commercial addressable cob arrays like this?
@RobertSzasz3 ай бұрын
Pun intended? 😂
@harrysmbdgs3 ай бұрын
@@nikkiofthevalleyyou can definitely do a ton of stuff on a laptop with a soldering iron. It's mostly technique. The copper trick is also not the best because it just has so little heat capacity.
@lost4468yt3 ай бұрын
I would recommend training on some lesa valuable circuitry before taking risks with your laptop.
@izperehoda3 ай бұрын
As a woman, an electronics nerd and a hobby manicurist: YES PLEASE! The earrings are gorgeous and I'd love to wear a pair even if it just lights up for an hour! Having something like this as part of a manicure would be a-maze-ing. Also, your soldering skills are out of this world. Hand soldering that absolutely minuscule diode blew me away.
@anyalei3 ай бұрын
Seconded, I’d love earrings like this
@kaitlyn__L2 ай бұрын
The stacked PCBs is genius. Really appreciate you showing how the pick and place worked. As someone who also does a lot of LED PCB stuff it's nice to think if I ever need to buy a pick and place machine it's within the realm of reason
@ThereIsNoRoot3 ай бұрын
Jesus. If I lose a laptop screw I get pissed off. I can't imagine doing anything at this level.
@cromulence3 ай бұрын
if I lose a huge, easy to find Ikea component I ragequit already. props to you.
@WohaoG3 ай бұрын
😂 Hey use a piece of tape if you dont have a magnet! That's what I used to do. I feel your pain. It's impressive, like watch repair!
@3g0st3 ай бұрын
My level of complexity is replacing a refrigerator evaporator fan motor.
@georgejones35263 ай бұрын
If you lose a surface mount component - it's gone. They leap into alternate dimensions. Ignore it and get another one.
@robertbackhaus89112 ай бұрын
Why do I feel like I need that matrix led jacket. Dope and unusual project as always.
@twanheijkoop67533 ай бұрын
cyberpunk drip
@SolvietSoundtrack1153 ай бұрын
Amazing project! Heartbeat sensor with the lights synchronized to the heartbeat would be cool!
@HideyHoleOrg3 ай бұрын
A heartbeat animation in itself would be cool.
@BartSliggers3 ай бұрын
You can't convince me otherwise this man is a Cyberpunk CEO in the making.
@apolloisnotashirt3 ай бұрын
Why aren't more earrings like this?? This is such a cool concept.
@sircrosar3 ай бұрын
I feel like this video highlighted extremely well why earrings never are like this XD it's a huge pain
@ruolbu3 ай бұрын
@ruolbu idkk i feel like someone could definitely do it now with this video as reference
@Shrimp80083 ай бұрын
In the early 80s when i was about 15 I made some led ear studs, these were a 5mm amber led with the leads clipped short and connected to a 2-transistor blink circuit and battery with thin enameled copper wire. I was surprised that there was some interest by a couple of girls in my class and I sold two. This project is more impressive but there was a wow factor in the day to having a blinking earring too. Being a nerd you can imagine how far I got with those girls...
@SebBrosig3 ай бұрын
If it weren't for the battery life, I can see these selling quite well. Looks amazing!
@minetech48983 ай бұрын
Everytime I think "I'm done with KZhead", along comes something outstanding like this insanely fiddly project and I'm sucked back down into the maelstrom. Thanks, I think.
@robbybobbyhobbies3 ай бұрын
For stuff like MCUs which don't need the thermal pad for heat or RF, I usually omit it from the PCB - more room for tracks, and sometimes the large pad can make the part float up if there is too much paste.
@mikeselectricstuff3 ай бұрын
Just when you think Mitxela has finally reached the point where hand soldering is no longer possible, he busts out the copperwire tip and proves you wrong. I'm now solely convinced humans will never create a package too small to be hand soldered by Mitxela.
@fireinahat43 ай бұрын
Soldering the two PCBs back to back is a stroke of genius! Really amazing to produce something on a scale this tiny, all in a home lab.
@SpaceMarshalGyorni3 ай бұрын
this guy is quite litteraly sitting on a gold mine with these, and he's severely underestimating how much people want them
@sora253423 күн бұрын
This is actually sick and I would absolutely buy this
@PilaCiu3 ай бұрын
A great substitute for protective epoxy is UV glue. It has a similar end result without being a two-part formula, and with a nice 15-25 second cure time. These are always so fun to watch. Thanks for documenting your process!
@ReavoEnd3 ай бұрын
“Have you ever wanted a LED matrix on your earlobe? No? Well. Let’s make it happen anyway.” This is the most “Marker thing” a person could say.
@fabioflАй бұрын
All of your videos are "interesting electronics I could listen to explanations for for hours", yet at the same time, constantly keeping it interesting. You really understand your audience/youtube
@pupsi_cola3 ай бұрын
Love this content. "it takes 3 attempts before asking for help, it's kind of cute" 🤣
@00_013 ай бұрын
Of course I always wanted a luminescent diode matrix on my ear lobe! The earring projects are so cool, sometime in the future I would love to try to make something like this myself, owning one would be great. Right now though I know only some of the basics of circuit design and don't have acces to some much needed tools
@kocilis1213 ай бұрын
I’ve done a lot of screen printing ink on fabric/paper and one of the first things you learn to get consistent application is to hold the squeegee at a higher angle to the screen (probably about 75 degrees). This helps you apply pressure more consistently. The screen bowing down to meet your material is your friend! You basically only want the screen to ever touch the surface of your material once as your squeegee passes over. Every time you have to do another pass risks it being aligned slightly differently and smashing the edges of what was already applied. Not only can that make your edges fuzzy but it can leave paste on the underside of the screen, depositing on the next board you pull. I hope this helps! Idk what kind of tutorials exist for solder stenciling but it’s extremely similar to screen printing and searching for technique videos of that could hopefully help you improve your application.
@TheDeadlyplatypus3 ай бұрын
This is very useful advice, thank you!
@oliverer33 ай бұрын
Please keep adding tech to jewelry. There are so many of us who want this stuff. I have a few ideas of cool tech pieces but being blind means not being able to work with the software or doing the assembly of small components. Glad people love being creative and pushing the limits of what’s possible.
@ZackeryHurtz21 күн бұрын
I would definitely wear that! Again u never fail to disappoint
@mossyrocks03403 ай бұрын
I don't think that sentence meant what you meant it to. Unless you think he always disappoints? 🤔
@gregwessendorf3 ай бұрын
@@gregwessendorf😂
@JTM6103 ай бұрын
Lmao😂 yea opposite of what I said💀
@mossyrocks03403 ай бұрын
It’s always a good day when you upload, I love these videos so much
@TruDruChocolateMilk3 ай бұрын
⁉️
@jbritain3 ай бұрын
Even just an LED pin to pop on your shirt or hat or something would be an awesome use case for this. Love the micro-soldering vids!
@madmanmax1203 ай бұрын
I would unironically pay a lot of money for these, I love seeing all of the wearable led matrices!
@cyborg75673 ай бұрын
Another mitxela classic
@kasterby3 ай бұрын
Love to see someone make a led cube out of these
@BaldyTron3 ай бұрын
“In the interest of laziness”, and there are so many more cute sayings. I may try to work them into casual conversation. Thanks!
@billr30533 ай бұрын
These are super cool! I would totally wear these as a fun piece of jewelry to a concert, costume party, or rave; especially with how affordable they are to produce. Cuff links or something like a necklace pendant would also be super cool! I think the red/orange LED would also look really good displaying a simple low res fire like animation that flickers gently. Mesmerizing
@Jett-n-gin3 ай бұрын
That's insanely cool! Ring next?
@soejrd249783 ай бұрын
plus it could also hold a larger battery
@ChristopheVerdonck3 ай бұрын
Cool. Now play bad apple on it!
@hiken_mmb10353 ай бұрын
I would absolutely wear this earring, just awesome and even more stunning the dual wielding welding on such mini LED's ! Waiting for version 2 or 3.0 with RGB's :D
@nagoyakuroi63533 ай бұрын
LED Matrix Prince Albert when?
@JackReacheround3 ай бұрын
I am somewhat in awe of the nonchalant way you tackle these outstanding projects!
@tiagdvideo3 ай бұрын
Great project! I would try putting a dark red filter over it (like on 7 segment displays in clocks etc.) to make the animation easier to see. You could even cover the thing with a colored epoxy.
@hieroben3 ай бұрын
I discovered this channel a few months ago and can't get enough! I love these projects.
@NiceHyper013 ай бұрын
Been waiting about 40 years for this. No lie.. I was 13yrs old when I pierced my ear with a safety pin .. ahh the 80's. Glad to see the tech has finally arrived.
@Hoptronics3 ай бұрын
17:51 In the middle there is another defective LED, but the project and idea are brilliant, congratulations !!
@guardiao_das_riquezas3 ай бұрын
I just finished soldering my very first custom PCB and I now have SO MUCH MORE respect for the kind of soldering you do. This is absolutely incredible!
@G2bb1013 ай бұрын
This is unbelievably cool, the narration and rythm are spot on, and props to the model.
@DemsW3 ай бұрын
Saw the thumbnail and thought "Oh, cool. Another DIY project to try." It only took about a minute to realize I'm just a spectator on this one. Bummer but still super cool. Beautiful work!
@blusapphirervg2 ай бұрын
i think it takes a certain level of insanity to attempt something like this! i cannot wait to see more from this insane man. subscribed.
@colly60223 ай бұрын
Back with another FRICKIN AWESOME video!! Incredible work as always!
@storbytronics3 ай бұрын
oh my god, i absolutely need these. Ive never soldered before but i love tiny fiddly projects and also i tend to be into larger dangly earrings--the initial button size would work for earrings for me, maybe i have to try this myself!!!
@sarahruby39453 ай бұрын
I love how TINY you build these things! I hope you keep making such things.
@4.0.43 ай бұрын
mitxela just keeps on impressing me with every video being more and more complex tiny things
@SadisticLoli3 ай бұрын
This is so sick, I wish I had your smarts and talents. Seriously man, you’re amazing 🤩
@RogerCollectz3 ай бұрын
all of ths is amazing. the tech, the process, the look and the presentation.
@user-mn8lz7gf6d3 ай бұрын
I would definetely wear this. It is well made and looks rather pretty!
@joegrun99443 ай бұрын
really appreciate this, I've been watching a few pnp videos but I haven't seen anybody explain the process so well. I never knew about the capillary effect helping so much!
@tobyriding32313 ай бұрын
Your projects are unbelievably cool.
@MC.in.NYC.3 ай бұрын
Love your work. That's quite good for your first prong setting. Usually you would bend each entire prong to open it up and bend them closer together in adjoining pairs to set the stone - or micro LED matrix, of course 😊
@fapyfuchs3 ай бұрын
Wow, I didn't fully realize the scale until seeing them in situ. Very impressive and captivating to look at!
@isaiahhiggins3 ай бұрын
I would definitely wear it! Im thinking about such a project for quite a while. Its so cool!
@DasInnereDesBrotes3 ай бұрын
My mind settled on "extremely low cost, 3 wire 32x8 LED display board" - you could be all in on parts for under a dollar and you'd still have 2 i/o pins left over to daisy-chain modules together! Very capable microcontrollers.
@Wolfie1231233 ай бұрын
I recommend the lumen PNP for open source Pick and place machines. Great video
@robertofavila64943 ай бұрын
You're my kind of nerd; thank you for sharing your projects. Your ability to film this is impressive.
@Blenster3 ай бұрын
I thought that video was brilliant! The information, the scripting, narration, and presentation were exceptional. Thank you
@allanatyou2 ай бұрын
your projects looks crazy🤯🔥 but those inspiring me every time I see your videos, thanks for your content 😌✊
@someDIYstudio2 ай бұрын
i’m LOVING these videos!!
@scotdotwtf3 ай бұрын
This is absolutely insane, awesome work!
@user-zv3lj1ef7l3 ай бұрын
Such an inspiring high level DIY project! Hats off, sir!
@chaoswires273424 күн бұрын
This is more or less exactly what I wanted to do since I discovered 0201 leds. Of course you made it much better than I ever could
@Veriflon883 ай бұрын
I would want this in a button to turn on electronics. It would be so satisfying to see a quick animation when I turn it on. So much better than a few flashing lights for diagnostic purposes as well
@SMASHINGblargharghar2 ай бұрын
You are a real Master, thanks for sharing your awesome makes! Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinated by the smallest, most ingenious and possible ideas. So I can imagine how much fun and time you put into your projects. I am always impressed and would love to stand next to you and help while you create them. 😅😱
@3_TM3 ай бұрын
End result looks absolutely mesmerizing
@bobdehuisbaas13 ай бұрын
this is so cool, id absolutely wear these! the small size is really limiting, depending on the size of gauges you could probably do alot more but i think its the difficult limits that make this project so intriguing
@aeipathyx92573 ай бұрын
Uh... you are a dude
@idkanymore3382Ай бұрын
delicate and beautiful work. Was soothing to watch. Kudos!
@12around12 ай бұрын
Absolute mad lad, such a lovely creation
@AttilaTamas1123 ай бұрын
Fantastic as always, looking forward to the next project. You should consider blue tack as a friend for holding the pieces steady when hand working.
@wasdaletimelapse76583 ай бұрын
ooh man, this looks so magical
@VaibhavShewale3 ай бұрын
This gave me a lot of help. I’ve been wanting LED gauges.
@GroundHawkX3 ай бұрын
You give motivation to people like me to continue doing what we are doing. Thanks :)
@SamalSuvam3 ай бұрын
Looking forward to your inevitable LED matrix contact lens video.
@makebreakrepeat3 ай бұрын
The DIY 4-layer board to allow "blind vias" without the crazy cost is brilliant!
@DigitalOsmosis3 ай бұрын
That soldering iron hack! Great work!
@sandm4n3 ай бұрын
Love this! Please make more things like this, even if it's just miniature matrixes for diy projects! Would surely find uses for that
@isaackeyet29383 ай бұрын
dude your led jewlery is DOPE
@arduinomaster73343 ай бұрын
i think gradient wipes between some static shapes or sigils could look really cool.
@shoofle3 ай бұрын
Simply amazing. I can wait to see your next project.
@Ballantin3 ай бұрын
A little tip for you if you want to be able to make the leds appear sharper, place window tint film over them, this will hide the individual leds and only show the ones that are lit, adjacent leds pick up the glow and wash it out which the tint would prevent, it would also make filming them a lot easier.
@stevefox37633 ай бұрын
I think what really could hlep your channel, is getting an profile picture, amazing work
@zornsteinnzornsteinn32713 ай бұрын
youve just become the first electronic display jewellery designer!! awesome,,Bravo to your skill and hardwork.👍
@junglerider0073 ай бұрын
I got so anxious watching you hand solder the damaged LED.
@althejazzman3 ай бұрын
you could make the other side of the pin the controller, put a basic little bezel around the LEDs, and resin them in, then have a removable diffusion filter as an option. plus you can hide a lot more behind your ear
It's only a matter of time before this guy is running DOOM in an earring
Rip and ear!
Imagine he comments "not a bad idea"
that or bad apple
Haha, that's the best idea ever 😂
Crazy
“LED’s which are so small that inhaling them is a very real danger.“ new fear unlocked: accidentally inhaling microscopic electrical components
eh you already are *microplastics*
You'll just shit it out, don't worry
@@0106johnny that is not how inhaling works... you might cough them out at most
@@0106johnny huh? maybe i'm missing sarcasm, but how would a small LED go from your lungs to your digestive system?
@@originami9199 dude what are you talking about i have a whole research paper that was published this month about the physiological overlaps between the digestive and the pulmonary system the other dude is straight on point
18:15 I think these would sell like hot cakes. You could easily sell a couple thousand of these. Wouldn't be surprised if someone was in the process of copying and commercializing the design right now
I'd buy one
Please sell them mitxela… 🥺🥺🥺🥺😢😢😢 PLEASE!!!
sell yes, make.. well it would be quite an effort :)
@@TheducksOrg I barely know how to solder 😭😭
Absolutely agree
Mitxela, I cannot believe you think no one would want to wear these. I would absolutely wear these.
Right??? I would pierce my ears to wear these lol
@@benjaminbutcher... and you seem to be a guy. Imagine how many girls would want it ;)
I would too!
@@benjaminbutcher Not even joking
Ditto and I wouldn't care if they only lasted 1 hour either?
adding a small layer of milky transparent plastic would help to diffuse the LED's and make them more visible when displaying graphics or letters
This is a super good idea! Put a dollop of epoxy over the LEDs and set some diffuser film in it to really make the LEDs blend together and be nice to look at! Would definitely make the random blinks more interesting to look at in my opinion
@@Jett-n-ginmaybe a diffuser film wouldn't even be needed and just sanding the epoxy would be enough.
@@Jehty21 I think it would be better to flood the LEDs with black opaque compound and then sand it down along with a small layer of the top of the diodes
It could also double as protection for the LEDs
Smoked perspex sheet might work too, one could stick it on with epoxy, and hides the components, makes it look like a black screen, but lets through the light with not much loss. I've used it on much larger LED projects and it looks really nice.
"not convinced anyone would want to wear these" my dude, there are so many people who would wear these. especially at a rave!
I was just thinking this! I’d hella wear these in pink.
Given all the precision you've shown in other projects, it's actually really cool to hear you say "lazy", and still end up making a grid of 0201 components work. Your half-assing it looks a lot like the rest of us whole-assing it, or even whole-and-a-half-assing.
😂 whole-and-a-half assing.... adding that one to my reserves
Man, my hands were shaking just by looking at that copper wire soldering tip!! You have a very steady hands!
My heart started pounding!
it's much easier when u rest the forearm on something and move just from the wrist or fingers
@@sFeral but some people have these innate jitteriness in their hands so idk bout that
@@AldenVondyck personally speaking, resting my forearms on something helps immensely but yeah, at this scale I don’t know if that matters haha
@@AldenVondyck I'm one of those people and resting my arms on things still helps a lot... still not sure I could pull this off, but I'd be way more likely to
I feel like all of your videos start with "Have you ever wanted...no?" But you are making all of the things I didn't realize I wanted!
Right? Like, no, I didnt. But I do now!
I lol'd
Yeah, he said that and I was protesting. I do want that! Genuinely, this probably would be really popular with women's tech wear fashion.
Sir you have a horrifying avatar
> I'm not fully convinced anyone would want to wear these inb4 me thinking where I should get pierced to wear one
exactly this
Found this channel a couple months ago and I absolutely love it. The way he describes things it’s just bananas “it is unusual to be able to justify having a pick-and-place machine in your house” idk that just killed me lol
Yeah, and referring to himself as a "hobbyist"
if it's just a glorified 3d printer then i should be able to build my own.......>>>
a fun use for tiny matrices like this would be eyes/faces for figures? robot character with a digital face or really expressive eyes. maybe a lego scaled grid to add some detail into builds
A lot of people do similar things with Gundam model kits and addressable RGB LEDs! They can get as small as 1mm
This reminds me about RP2040 backed displays in two stud wide bricks by @ancientjames
use an app on my phone to pick an emoticon based on how I'm feeling at the moment you know you've pissed me off because suddenly my :) earrings are going >:(
I like how the sound cuts out at 17:45 so we're not distracted by mitxela shrieking "goddammit get in there" at the microdot
I held my breath at this point, didn't want to "blow the LED away" 😂
The copper wire on the soldering iron is such a useful tip! I'm going to be (attempting) to repair my laptop myself and I was a little worried about if my iron would be precise enough, but that could save me!
He was only able to do that because there's no pads completely under the component. In a laptop, there's many components that you can't do anything to with a soldering iron.
Are there any commercial addressable cob arrays like this?
Pun intended? 😂
@@nikkiofthevalleyyou can definitely do a ton of stuff on a laptop with a soldering iron. It's mostly technique. The copper trick is also not the best because it just has so little heat capacity.
I would recommend training on some lesa valuable circuitry before taking risks with your laptop.
As a woman, an electronics nerd and a hobby manicurist: YES PLEASE! The earrings are gorgeous and I'd love to wear a pair even if it just lights up for an hour! Having something like this as part of a manicure would be a-maze-ing. Also, your soldering skills are out of this world. Hand soldering that absolutely minuscule diode blew me away.
Seconded, I’d love earrings like this
The stacked PCBs is genius. Really appreciate you showing how the pick and place worked. As someone who also does a lot of LED PCB stuff it's nice to think if I ever need to buy a pick and place machine it's within the realm of reason
Jesus. If I lose a laptop screw I get pissed off. I can't imagine doing anything at this level.
if I lose a huge, easy to find Ikea component I ragequit already. props to you.
😂 Hey use a piece of tape if you dont have a magnet! That's what I used to do. I feel your pain. It's impressive, like watch repair!
My level of complexity is replacing a refrigerator evaporator fan motor.
If you lose a surface mount component - it's gone. They leap into alternate dimensions. Ignore it and get another one.
Why do I feel like I need that matrix led jacket. Dope and unusual project as always.
cyberpunk drip
Amazing project! Heartbeat sensor with the lights synchronized to the heartbeat would be cool!
A heartbeat animation in itself would be cool.
You can't convince me otherwise this man is a Cyberpunk CEO in the making.
Why aren't more earrings like this?? This is such a cool concept.
I feel like this video highlighted extremely well why earrings never are like this XD it's a huge pain
@ruolbu idkk i feel like someone could definitely do it now with this video as reference
In the early 80s when i was about 15 I made some led ear studs, these were a 5mm amber led with the leads clipped short and connected to a 2-transistor blink circuit and battery with thin enameled copper wire. I was surprised that there was some interest by a couple of girls in my class and I sold two. This project is more impressive but there was a wow factor in the day to having a blinking earring too. Being a nerd you can imagine how far I got with those girls...
If it weren't for the battery life, I can see these selling quite well. Looks amazing!
Everytime I think "I'm done with KZhead", along comes something outstanding like this insanely fiddly project and I'm sucked back down into the maelstrom. Thanks, I think.
For stuff like MCUs which don't need the thermal pad for heat or RF, I usually omit it from the PCB - more room for tracks, and sometimes the large pad can make the part float up if there is too much paste.
Just when you think Mitxela has finally reached the point where hand soldering is no longer possible, he busts out the copperwire tip and proves you wrong. I'm now solely convinced humans will never create a package too small to be hand soldered by Mitxela.
Soldering the two PCBs back to back is a stroke of genius! Really amazing to produce something on a scale this tiny, all in a home lab.
this guy is quite litteraly sitting on a gold mine with these, and he's severely underestimating how much people want them
This is actually sick and I would absolutely buy this
A great substitute for protective epoxy is UV glue. It has a similar end result without being a two-part formula, and with a nice 15-25 second cure time. These are always so fun to watch. Thanks for documenting your process!
“Have you ever wanted a LED matrix on your earlobe? No? Well. Let’s make it happen anyway.” This is the most “Marker thing” a person could say.
All of your videos are "interesting electronics I could listen to explanations for for hours", yet at the same time, constantly keeping it interesting. You really understand your audience/youtube
Love this content. "it takes 3 attempts before asking for help, it's kind of cute" 🤣
Of course I always wanted a luminescent diode matrix on my ear lobe! The earring projects are so cool, sometime in the future I would love to try to make something like this myself, owning one would be great. Right now though I know only some of the basics of circuit design and don't have acces to some much needed tools
I’ve done a lot of screen printing ink on fabric/paper and one of the first things you learn to get consistent application is to hold the squeegee at a higher angle to the screen (probably about 75 degrees). This helps you apply pressure more consistently. The screen bowing down to meet your material is your friend! You basically only want the screen to ever touch the surface of your material once as your squeegee passes over. Every time you have to do another pass risks it being aligned slightly differently and smashing the edges of what was already applied. Not only can that make your edges fuzzy but it can leave paste on the underside of the screen, depositing on the next board you pull. I hope this helps! Idk what kind of tutorials exist for solder stenciling but it’s extremely similar to screen printing and searching for technique videos of that could hopefully help you improve your application.
This is very useful advice, thank you!
Please keep adding tech to jewelry. There are so many of us who want this stuff. I have a few ideas of cool tech pieces but being blind means not being able to work with the software or doing the assembly of small components. Glad people love being creative and pushing the limits of what’s possible.
I would definitely wear that! Again u never fail to disappoint
I don't think that sentence meant what you meant it to. Unless you think he always disappoints? 🤔
@@gregwessendorf😂
Lmao😂 yea opposite of what I said💀
It’s always a good day when you upload, I love these videos so much
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Even just an LED pin to pop on your shirt or hat or something would be an awesome use case for this. Love the micro-soldering vids!
I would unironically pay a lot of money for these, I love seeing all of the wearable led matrices!
Another mitxela classic
Love to see someone make a led cube out of these
“In the interest of laziness”, and there are so many more cute sayings. I may try to work them into casual conversation. Thanks!
These are super cool! I would totally wear these as a fun piece of jewelry to a concert, costume party, or rave; especially with how affordable they are to produce. Cuff links or something like a necklace pendant would also be super cool! I think the red/orange LED would also look really good displaying a simple low res fire like animation that flickers gently. Mesmerizing
That's insanely cool! Ring next?
plus it could also hold a larger battery
Cool. Now play bad apple on it!
I would absolutely wear this earring, just awesome and even more stunning the dual wielding welding on such mini LED's ! Waiting for version 2 or 3.0 with RGB's :D
LED Matrix Prince Albert when?
I am somewhat in awe of the nonchalant way you tackle these outstanding projects!
Great project! I would try putting a dark red filter over it (like on 7 segment displays in clocks etc.) to make the animation easier to see. You could even cover the thing with a colored epoxy.
I discovered this channel a few months ago and can't get enough! I love these projects.
Been waiting about 40 years for this. No lie.. I was 13yrs old when I pierced my ear with a safety pin .. ahh the 80's. Glad to see the tech has finally arrived.
17:51 In the middle there is another defective LED, but the project and idea are brilliant, congratulations !!
I just finished soldering my very first custom PCB and I now have SO MUCH MORE respect for the kind of soldering you do. This is absolutely incredible!
This is unbelievably cool, the narration and rythm are spot on, and props to the model.
Saw the thumbnail and thought "Oh, cool. Another DIY project to try." It only took about a minute to realize I'm just a spectator on this one. Bummer but still super cool. Beautiful work!
i think it takes a certain level of insanity to attempt something like this! i cannot wait to see more from this insane man. subscribed.
Back with another FRICKIN AWESOME video!! Incredible work as always!
oh my god, i absolutely need these. Ive never soldered before but i love tiny fiddly projects and also i tend to be into larger dangly earrings--the initial button size would work for earrings for me, maybe i have to try this myself!!!
I love how TINY you build these things! I hope you keep making such things.
mitxela just keeps on impressing me with every video being more and more complex tiny things
This is so sick, I wish I had your smarts and talents. Seriously man, you’re amazing 🤩
all of ths is amazing. the tech, the process, the look and the presentation.
I would definetely wear this. It is well made and looks rather pretty!
really appreciate this, I've been watching a few pnp videos but I haven't seen anybody explain the process so well. I never knew about the capillary effect helping so much!
Your projects are unbelievably cool.
Love your work. That's quite good for your first prong setting. Usually you would bend each entire prong to open it up and bend them closer together in adjoining pairs to set the stone - or micro LED matrix, of course 😊
Wow, I didn't fully realize the scale until seeing them in situ. Very impressive and captivating to look at!
I would definitely wear it! Im thinking about such a project for quite a while. Its so cool!
My mind settled on "extremely low cost, 3 wire 32x8 LED display board" - you could be all in on parts for under a dollar and you'd still have 2 i/o pins left over to daisy-chain modules together! Very capable microcontrollers.
I recommend the lumen PNP for open source Pick and place machines. Great video
You're my kind of nerd; thank you for sharing your projects. Your ability to film this is impressive.
I thought that video was brilliant! The information, the scripting, narration, and presentation were exceptional. Thank you
your projects looks crazy🤯🔥 but those inspiring me every time I see your videos, thanks for your content 😌✊
i’m LOVING these videos!!
This is absolutely insane, awesome work!
Such an inspiring high level DIY project! Hats off, sir!
This is more or less exactly what I wanted to do since I discovered 0201 leds. Of course you made it much better than I ever could
I would want this in a button to turn on electronics. It would be so satisfying to see a quick animation when I turn it on. So much better than a few flashing lights for diagnostic purposes as well
You are a real Master, thanks for sharing your awesome makes! Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinated by the smallest, most ingenious and possible ideas. So I can imagine how much fun and time you put into your projects. I am always impressed and would love to stand next to you and help while you create them. 😅😱
End result looks absolutely mesmerizing
this is so cool, id absolutely wear these! the small size is really limiting, depending on the size of gauges you could probably do alot more but i think its the difficult limits that make this project so intriguing
Uh... you are a dude
delicate and beautiful work. Was soothing to watch. Kudos!
Absolute mad lad, such a lovely creation
Fantastic as always, looking forward to the next project. You should consider blue tack as a friend for holding the pieces steady when hand working.
ooh man, this looks so magical
This gave me a lot of help. I’ve been wanting LED gauges.
You give motivation to people like me to continue doing what we are doing. Thanks :)
Looking forward to your inevitable LED matrix contact lens video.
The DIY 4-layer board to allow "blind vias" without the crazy cost is brilliant!
That soldering iron hack! Great work!
Love this! Please make more things like this, even if it's just miniature matrixes for diy projects! Would surely find uses for that
dude your led jewlery is DOPE
i think gradient wipes between some static shapes or sigils could look really cool.
Simply amazing. I can wait to see your next project.
A little tip for you if you want to be able to make the leds appear sharper, place window tint film over them, this will hide the individual leds and only show the ones that are lit, adjacent leds pick up the glow and wash it out which the tint would prevent, it would also make filming them a lot easier.
I think what really could hlep your channel, is getting an profile picture, amazing work
youve just become the first electronic display jewellery designer!! awesome,,Bravo to your skill and hardwork.👍
I got so anxious watching you hand solder the damaged LED.
you could make the other side of the pin the controller, put a basic little bezel around the LEDs, and resin them in, then have a removable diffusion filter as an option. plus you can hide a lot more behind your ear