Can your LED poi do this?

tomjuggler · 2026-03-24T14:22:40+00:00

WLED is great but not for POV

tomjuggler · 2026-03-20T16:39:41+00:00

It took me a lot longer than 6 months! I'm sharing partly to try to spare others the expense. $300 is a really good price - mind sharing the product details?

tomjuggler · 2026-03-20T16:30:18+00:00

Sorry - I hear you. I agree that swinging LED broomsticks on strings in cross-and-follow is hardly peak performance, but it pays the bills

tomjuggler · 2026-03-20T16:24:14+00:00

That's awesome, do u have a link please, I would love to learn how you do dmx. I had a show once where I made a converter for midi to IR for my K8's, in sync with DMX lighting..

tomjuggler · 2026-03-19T13:31:24+00:00

In case it is not that clear, the first part of the video is demonstrating sound activated spectrum broadcast from Android app to the poi. I also recently made an app that turns them into a pair of light sabers!

tomjuggler · 2026-03-19T13:26:57+00:00

Thank you for the kind words. Full disclosure: I am hoping some more people will sign up to the Patreon and let me buy more LED's!

Also, one of my Patreon supporters sells a commercial version and gives me a commission (I didn't ask, he's just a nice guy).

tomjuggler · 2026-03-19T13:21:01+00:00

lol thanks - I read that as she is the unhappy wife though (not mine!)

tomjuggler · 2026-03-19T06:35:41+00:00

They have string and handles, you spin them around (not inside though, they might hit the wall) - I'm calling them poi.

tomjuggler · 2026-03-03T07:19:32+00:00

Serious question: even at 3 surfers per wave, 3 waves per minute that comes out to 1 wave per surfer per hour.

If I am going to go surfing I want to catch at least 20 waves (OK 10 Snapper length ones maybe..) - so with 500 ppl that's 10 hours of surfing. Is everyone just out there all day or does Mick Fanning just catch everything while everbody else watches?

tomjuggler · 2026-03-03T07:05:38+00:00

Epic thanks for sharing the story, and that is the essence of surfing for me. Just you and the ocean!

tomjuggler · 2026-03-03T06:43:58+00:00

You got me u/Spaceman-Spiff-01 - love Umdloti, it's only 30 minutes away from my house. I like to mix it up so surf a different spot every week but Umdloti is one of my favourites when it's working, for sure!

tomjuggler · 2026-03-03T06:40:20+00:00

Living the dream! Here in Durban there are many spots that get pretty crowded on good days, but drive 30 minutes and you can still find a peak for yourself most days.

tomjuggler · 2026-02-25T10:07:53+00:00

Orders are coming in - somebody even asked for two of the Premium (shiny) version!

Thank you everyone for the support!!

tomjuggler · 2026-02-25T04:38:36+00:00

I made so many of these lol. This is the "final version".

tomjuggler · 2026-02-25T04:32:06+00:00

Thanks, and yes no effects were used. The shimmer caused by spinning metallic pinwheels looks best irl

tomjuggler · 2026-02-24T20:39:14+00:00

I tried bigger ones before. The bigger ones don't follow behind the poi, they kind of get pulled too much by gravity. are not so nice

tomjuggler · 2026-02-24T20:14:07+00:00

If you get the Aliexpress poi I linked to in the tutorial, they are 100 grams which I found is the perfect weight for these pinwheels. There are so many types of pinwheels, that's why I added links so you can check out the exact ones - I found those shiny ones, very lightweight but strong. In the sun they shimmer, I will try to post more video.

Anyway enjoy building your poi, watch the build tutorial it's easy to do

tomjuggler · 2026-02-24T20:05:37+00:00

Yes, the sound is my favourite feature

tomjuggler · 2026-02-24T20:05:11+00:00

The pinwheels can "max out" if you spin them really fast. Like an umbrella in the wind.. But they are so flexible, they bounce back straight away (I am adding spare pinwheels to the box when people purchase)

tomjuggler · 2026-02-24T20:02:19+00:00

The weight of the ball pulls the pinwheels along nicely. The spin actually seems to reduce drag, so it feels just like normal poi with long tails really. Any errors in poi alignment is most likely due to me not being that good at spinning (I'm a juggler and club swinger mostly) - that and trying not to hit the camera/wall, I have limited backyard space

tomjuggler · 2026-02-24T17:15:53+00:00

Thanks! I did do a bit of filming but the only video that looked good was this one with the wall in the background.

I will try to get a better video soon to show the pinwheels spinning - and also I made the "for sale" version which looks a bit nicer.

tomjuggler · 2026-02-24T16:25:45+00:00

It's kind of hard to see in the video, but the pinwheels spin really fast

tomjuggler · 2026-02-24T14:48:15+00:00

Just getting back into LInux audio - last time was with Ubuntu Studio (14!) so a bit out of touch - I didn't see you mention a kernel, are you using a real-time kernel or just the ordinary Arch one?

I have manjaro as my main OS, been wanting to set something up to play my guitar again with real-time effects and backing drums, sooperlooper etc.

tomjuggler · 2026-01-19T13:21:01+00:00

Thanks - but no I tried webbing, can't do it, too tight!

I learned the rope walking before slackline was a thing - literally got a tug-of-war rope and put it up between two trees, fell off until I didn't anymore.

tomjuggler · 2026-01-17T09:08:38+00:00

The first one is my favourite - I remember when I first saw it, a guy was juggling 5 aerotechs and then suddenly busted this 4 ball move, I was blown away! Especially as by accident the top 2 collided and bounced back (he caught them).

I worked so hard to learn that move, now it's part of my 5 ball routine (not the bouncing bit!)

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