Magpie Eyes Sci-Fi Goggles
Introduction: Magpie Eyes Sci-Fi Goggles
Hey <PERSON> here, your Favorite Oddity, I made these goggles for fun during a tough time, They became really popular making it on the cover of MAKE magazine issue 76. I was planning to use this build and try going into more of a business. But that's just not me. so I decided to make them open source and share them with the community.
Supplies
Items Needed
* -Goggles ArcOne G-FLY-A1101 The Fly Safety Goggles
* -3D printer I use a Creality Cr-10 3D printer
* -PLA filament (ANY COLOR YOU WANT)
* -E6000, Transparent glue E6000 237032 Craft Adhesive, 2 fl oz Clear
* -Microcontroller Trinket Adafruit Trinket Mini Microcontroller
* Power Booster PowerBoost 1000 Charger Rechargeable 5V Lipo USB Boost
* Lithium Ion Polymer Battery - 3.7v 500mAh
* 2x-Servos Micro servo
* -Solder Iron -Wires
Step 1: Print Parts
Printing the parts should not be too hard when you have a 3d printer, I have sized everything for my creality Cr-10 but the files should fit most printers. I recommend starting with the “lens base” and “Servo Goggle Holders”
After these parts Are finished, you will want to glue them to the goggle frames using the 6000, glue. I chose this glue because it's strong and flexible. I also recommend having some clips to hold down the parts.
Quick Hint before you start glueing make sure the Lens base pointers are sitting at 1 o'clock and 11 o’clock (or 135 degrees and 45 degrees for you technical people) this way the actually eyebrow will move correctly trust me I have glued them wrong before and had a mess.
* Added a quick sketch if you’re more of a visual person like myself
Step 2: Lens
This is probably the hardest part, I got the original design from thingiverse (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2019585)
But I did alter the size and thickness for my project. 1st thing you want to do is print out the lens parts.
out you will have to carefully insert the leaves into the holes. 997
Be patient and you may need to file the hole a bit to get them to fit easily. Once you have them insert you fold them in and insert them into the lens. This part may take some time and maybe a bit frustrating at moments but your patience shall be rewarded.
Step 3: Eye Brows and Testing
After everything is glued on and secured, I recommend doing a testing, Print out the eyebrow parts, and the pulley hinges.
Attack the Eyebrows with the back hole facing outward, and use screws to attach them (Honestly don't know what size screws I kinda recycle screws into projects)
and grab 2 hobby servos. Attach the pulleys to a hobby servo horn and insert the servo’s into the servo holders, screw them in if you can. They should look something like this.
Next I recommend taking any board you can use to test the servos, and testing the movement moving 0 to 180 degrees. It should move.
Step 4: Preparing Goggles and Making Boxes
I recommend starting the print for the Circuit cups, these will hold the circuit and the battery for the Goggles
OK here we get clever, so there is a wire on the inside of the goggles that will connect the two circuit boxes. I recommend taking a Dremel or some type of cutting instrument and making a small hole right behind the servo holder.
Next after the Circuit cups have been printed, you shall want glue then to the back of the Servo Holder like so.
I recommend making sure some wire is through, you will need it for the power and maybe the servo as well.
Of course let it dry overnight.
Step 5: Electronics
1st.Add the Code to the Adafruit trinket. It's very Important.
So this is where your tinker/Maker skills come though the diagram for this is a bit weird I daisy chain the signal wires from the Adafruit trinket, here is a quick diagram I drew up
I made a connector from a Permaboard, that way all the devices can share POWER!!
Next
You will want to stick the power booster and the battery Lithium Ion, into one cup. And the trinket and the permaboard hack into the other.
The program should be already Uploaded onto the trinket. 259