vanitronic

So, I made a prototype flower. The ecig will have a bouquet of flowers that attach to the end and sway up the sides of the ecigarette.

Each time a user takes a drag of the ecig, the LEDs in the flowers will illuminate, just like the tip of ecigarettes already do.

Using Super Sculpey, I molded the flower. I painted it black and gold simply because they were the easiest colors to reach from my art supplies.
It’s just a prototype with some improvements to be made, but I think it’s looking pretty sweet so far.

That’s my set up to solder the tinest LEDs, much smaller than a grain of rice. Needle nose tweezers and a few clips. I mounted everything over a paper plate so that if I dropped the LED it would be easy to find.

I killed about 3 LEDs before I finally got one. One of the problems was keeping my hand from shaking any time I got close. I had to make sure I had many anchor points for my elbows, wrists and floating fingers.

Here it is! Testing it out with an old cell phone 3.7V battery. There are a few tutorials on youtube about soldering tiny components. I recommend checking them out and preparing to burn out or ruin a few pieces before you finally get the hang of it.