<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.element14.com/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><description>The Holiday Boxes &amp;amp; LEDs Video Card (With my Best Wishes to All) 

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 The City Skyline 
 The Big Rotating Gear 
 Coloured Flashlights 
 The Glowing Star 
 The Electret Microphone 


 Software</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2019 18:18:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>ipv1</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Thats is a lot of moving stuff. I love the way the wheel is made of cardboard. Food for though and excellent build. &lt;span&gt;[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488/8535.contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2019 12:17:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>dubbie</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;An astonishing construction, especially the use of cardboard. Using servo controlled spot lights is a good idea. Something I might try sometime.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dubbie&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2019 05:06:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>mahmood.hassan</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Awesome project &lt;span&gt;[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488/2538.contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2018 01:40:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>jomoenginer</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Very well done Enrico.&amp;nbsp; You are quite crafty. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This would be an awesome way to recycle those Amazon Shipping Boxes from the holiday shopping.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You and Nemo Gould should collaborate on a project.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2018 00:32:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>gecoz</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi Enrico, &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What a great project, a nice mix of creativity, ingenuity, art and technology! And a true joy for the festive season. Very well done. Merry Christmas and Happy 2019!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fabio&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 16:46:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>luislabmo</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hello Enrico,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nice project!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 02:26:15 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>dixonselvan</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;I was waiting for this project and the wait is worthy. Another excellent project from you &lt;span&gt;[mention:2136c4649d3b47f78653b7e97ac61f69:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05]&lt;/span&gt;. Happy XMas and holidays!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 01:25:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>shabaz</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi Enrico,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your project video was a superb way of starting the Xmas break.. something special about such a beautifully-designed project, I could watch it turning and doing it&amp;#39;s thing all day : )&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Happy Xmas, I hope all goes well for you always.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 00:44:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>jw0752</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi Enrico,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It would take a true craftsman to make such a nice Holiday Machine but to make one primarily from cardboard it take a Master Craftsman. Thank you for always brings us the joy of your builds and showing us that we do not need 3D Printers and CNC machines to express creativity. Happy Holidays to you Enrico from me and all your friends across the world.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;John&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2018 22:00:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>tonydbeck</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;This is a really great project!&amp;nbsp; I could see something like this being featured in the Mechanical Art and Design Museum (&lt;a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://themadmuseum.co.uk/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank" title="https://themadmuseum.co.uk/"&gt;https://themadmuseum.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt; ) in Stratford Upon Avon in the UK.&amp;nbsp; They are always on the lookout for things like this.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for sharing!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2018 21:06:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>malakai</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Amazing, Great idea for some STEM projects. Merry Christmas and Thank You!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2018 19:04:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>ntewinkel</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;That is so cool! Great job, Enrico!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;-Nico&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2018 18:56:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>genebren</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Enrico,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wow, what a fun and magical Christmas display.&amp;nbsp; You are a master of construction using simple objects (recyclable materials).&amp;nbsp; Your whimsical machines are a true delight.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Merriest of Christmas to you and yours!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gene&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2018 18:55:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>DAB</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Great project Enrico.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;DAB&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Christmas Joy Spreading Machine</title><link>https://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/project14/merryboxesleds/b/blog/posts/the-christmas-joy-spreading-machine</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2018 18:25:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1e2cde62-9041-4ecf-b1ee-07e5eb2ce488</guid><dc:creator>14rhb</dc:creator><slash:comments>3</slash:comments><description>&lt;p&gt;Hi Enrico,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That is a great project, and as you usually manage, plenty of fun.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It looks like you&amp;#39;ve made the whole scenario from corrugated cardboard. Are the teeth on the cog also the cardboard with the outer layer of paper stripped off?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Happy Christmas to you as well.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rod&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=6176&amp;AppID=220&amp;AppType=Weblog&amp;ContentType=0" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>