Creating a REAL Working COM BADGE One Year Journey!
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
- Crafting a Real Starfleet Com Badge: I Can Build That
Join us on an interstellar journey as Burke, our intrepid maker, channels his inner Starfleet engineer to create a fully functional Star Trek com badge!
From Holodeck to Reality: 3D Design and Printing my mission begins with 3D design-shaping every contour of this iconic communicator. With precision rivaling a Vulcan’s logic, he brings the badge to life layer by layer using cutting-edge 3D printing technology.
Electroplating Nebulas: Shining Like a Starship’s Hull Watch as I apply electroplating techniques, transforming raw materials into a gleaming badge worthy of Captain Picard himself. Its metallic finish reflects the cosmos, capturing the essence of warp speed.
Subspace Connection: Bluetooth Technology The heart of this badge pulses with Bluetooth connectivity, allowing seamless communication with modern devices-phones, tablets, and tricorders. Imagine answering calls with a simple voice command! 🖖
Cosmic Overture: Original Star Trek Fan Soundtrack Our video features an exclusive soundtrack composed by a warp-core genius. Let the music transport you to the final frontier as we unveil our creation.
Link to Fan Made Star Trek Soundtrack:
• Voyage to the Stars: A...
For the Federation: Free 3D Files for All. I'm sharing all the 3D files with the DIY community. Whether you’re a seasoned engineer or a curious ensign, you can now replicate your own com badge!
Link to Files:
www.thingiverse.com/thing:656...
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When flip phones came out I said, why don’t they make one like a star trek communicator? Then when tiny Bluetooth earphones came out I thought, why don’t they make a comm badge. I feel like it was all a missed opportunity.
Great work!
Thankyou! I agree!
The concept for mobile phones in general was spawned from Star Trek.
Martin Cooper was working for Motorola and created the first personal "cell" phone, citing Kirk's communicator as his inspiration.
Incredible! I had thought of doing something similar years ago. After seeing what you went through, I'm glad I never started it. I would have gotten really frustrated and given up shortly into the project. Thank you for sharing this.
Thanking the algorithm
Thank you!
I have some ideas for v2 if your interested. You might consider an inducer, rather than a speaker. the housing itself would be the speaker.
Great project!
I’ll have to read up on that, might be a great idea as it seems the speaker is the most size hungry electronic component of the build. Any good links you care to share?
\\// Nanoo-nanoo!
Nice work, I have fallen down the electroplating hole as well and have a recipe for a conductive paint that may help if you want to try it.
But a quick suggestion - a completely plated badge may significantly reduce the range of the bluetooth signal, so you may want to consider leaving the back unplated if you have issues.
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Awesome!
Thank you! Cheers!
A deep dive into audio user interface theory and accessibility would be very interesting, especially with respect to the full function of Star Trek based audio queues - at least I think so.
Great video man! Thanks for sharing your XP. By the way I just followed your advice on a previous video for achieving a mirror effect on electroplated parts and finally made it thanks to you! I also spent several hours and using several grit levels of sanding paper and polishing wheels attached to my rotary tool. Also what helped me is that I used 2 polishing compounds (green and blue) and that gave the final touch. Great job and.... LIVE LONG AND PROSPER COMMANDER 🖖
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Although very awesome. Out of curiosity, why weren’t the (inside) components of Bluetooth earbuds, wired for each ear piece, considered? The battery and electronics are both within 1/2” wide and less than 2” inches long, though the board awfully small and very thin. Along with replacing the earbuds to the speaker used?
Again, still a very cool build and outcome.
I messed around with this and the speakers were either distorted or underpowered because it takes much more amplification to power a stereo style sound vs an in the ear sound. Seems like the internals of a phones speaker phone system would be ideal but they don’t actually sell those individually and the closest I was able to find was a micro blue tooth speaker. But maybe an electronics person will reach out and point me in the direction of a much smaller device that I could use for a version 2.
@@DIYCOOLSTUFF I was thinking my watch (Galaxy 4 Classic) is smaller than that, and the speaker works at a range of a few inches rather than IEC. I use it all the time for calls and it works fine.
@@JohnDlugosz that's a good idea I didn't think to look into watches for components! I'll look into that for a v2.
looks great
Thank you!
Love it. Now where can I buy one! Take my money!
Amazing dude. Great job
Thank you! Cheers!
A TNG style badge woulda given you a lot of extra space given you thickened it a bit
I honestly think you might have had a better experience with the TNG communicator design rather than Discovery.
For one, some of the props are already thicker, plus they have the extra space due to the gold oval behind the silver delta.
I thought to see more what you can do with it and how the electronics is working.
And which one you used.
great work!
Looks cool. But why not just use cellphone speakers?
That speaker is huge. Using those could make it thinner.
Maybe an idea for version 2. 🤔
Still amazing and having that dedication for making a working com badge. 👍
I looked into cell phone speakers and most I could find for sale were either odd shaped or didn’t include the amplifier or Bluetooth components that could drive the speaker. They were also easily distorted with higher volumes. Do you have the links for any cell phone speaker and micro amplifier that might work?
Use PCB board for insides (micro sized)? PCB way can make it for you?
That, good sir, is not a badge...it's a brick!
Although it's pretty.
if Apple can squeeze all that bluetooth goodness, with several hour of run time, into the size of AirPods, then it should be possible to put more punch into a smallish Com-Batch !
I messed around with this and the speakers were either distorted or underpowered because it takes much more amplification to power a stereo style sound vs an in the ear sound. Seems like the internals of a phones speaker phone system would be ideal but they don’t actually sell those individually and the closest I was able to find was a micro blue tooth speaker. But maybe an electronics person will reach out and point me in the direction of a much smaller device that I could use for a version 2.
@@DIYCOOLSTUFF AirPods are extremely complex, both because of size, but also how they achieve the sound given the very limited power availability. Having said that, it should still be possible to hack the device and piggy back a larger amp and driver module, while maintaining a very minimal footprint. I am quiet well versed at the standard Arduino & Co modules, which are all designed for practicality and not power saving nor space. When I get the time I will see what I can cook up :).
@@SarahKchannel thankyou that would be great! I wouldn't call myself a rookie at hobby electronics by any means but despite my searches I couldn't find a really small amplifier that was also Bluetooth capable. Plenty out there but none that were built for something this small. Additionally, and even more of a handicap was finding a speaker that was of small form factor and that was comparably loud to a phone's speaker phone without distorting. Most of the cellular phone speakers come attached to either oddly shaped boards or have an odd footprint that makes them even less ideal than the speaker I used.
yay for the amazing project! maybe look into the Fairbuds' electronics for more compact audio input output over bluetooth with good battery life
but boo for the AI music
Thank you for the kind comment, I will definitely look into Fairbuds for a better electronics setup!
Why does AI get so much hate, I think it’s incredibly fun that we can make fun themed music of any topic and style even when we don’t have the skill to do it ourselves. Not arguing or anything just generally curious why so many peeps don’t seem to like it? It it because it sounds a little fake
Heh, I did a bit over a year ago as well.
Nice work. It would be interesting to see how smaller you could get with either a custom board, or one from AliExpress. Also a smaller speaker.
I agree. I Tried to find some small custom boards maybe like something for a hearing aid or a tore down ear pod, and just add a small amplifier to it, but honestly it’s harder to find a smaller speaker that handles audio well at that scale. Every smaller speaker I tried distorted horribly, not to mention battery life is a few hours as it is playing music, so that would probably go down making it smaller as well, but yes I wish there were better options that I was aware of out there.
@@DIYCOOLSTUFFI was reading through the comments. Now I understand why you didn't use a smaller speaker.
Did you try out cellphone speakers too?
Most of the cellular phone speakers come attached to either oddly shaped boards or have an odd footprint that makes them even less ideal than the speaker I used. Honestly probably best-case scenario would be to collaborate with someone much smarter in electronics than me and order a custom shaped board to accommodate a smaller design with much the same size speaker. The speaker might could be slightly smaller if a higher quality speaker were used but i still want to be able to get decent sound from the device when playing music or using the speaker phone. Then there is the lithium battery to find a spot for as well :/
@@DIYCOOLSTUFF I was thinking something like one of the upgraded Gameboy speakers, and playing around with different filaments and chambers for the sound.
Different printer filaments might give better results with sound reverberation.
I think the sound waves would be too large to have anything too fancy with the chamber, but I'm sure someone who understands audio better than I would be able to work it out.
But having constraints like this are what make the coolest projects when you really try hard!
@@DIYCOOLSTUFF actually I think you might be right with the phone speaker. We already have companies making laptop and phone speakers that can be quite powerful, with an appropriate driver board it could really work I think. There are some options for open source driver boards at this size I'm sure.
I love your work and all… but you know, you can buy a bluetooth Star Trek badge and if you really wanted it electroplated, you could just do that?
It's not about having one. It's about making things because you can. I know it's cheaper and easier to buy most everything in this life than to make it yourself, but I get a lot of enjoyment out of seeing what I'm capable of. It's how I like to relax from the stress of everyday life stuff.
@@DIYCOOLSTUFF I know what you mean, I cosplay. But especially because I do that, I know that sometimes the costs and the troubles don’t justify the tinkering satisfaction… but as long as you’re happy with the compromise you make and the end result, that’s all that matters. Sometimes the wheel needs to get reinvented.
@@a.a.werding2620 I agree with you. Not always worth it, and it takes time to learn where to draw the line for yourself. There are plenty of things I won't do and that it's worth it to pay someone for. Thanks for watching and reaching out.
Another reason I like to do this stuff is because the community is usually so supportive, and I've made a lot of friends. On here and in real life through my creations and pursuits.
"I can make that", seems like a lost opportunity...
Now mass produce them and sell them to hospitals as an alternative to the stupidly expensive and boring Vocera communication devices we use.