Plinko Retrieval

Today was a big errand day for me. Of the many stops, one of the big ones was dropping by our storage unit to pick up our custom Plinko board for Halloween.

Overall, I knew the structure was pretty safe and solid. But the last I remember, all the wires powering the LED lights were still kind of loosely attached. That particularly delicate part… no idea how well it’s held up.

It’s surprising to me that this Halloween project was from three years ago, back in 2022. I thought it was from two years ago, but I guess we’ve used two different projects since then.

The plinko board, just waiting to be freed.

I never did get around to actually soldering things permanently. So everything is just clinging to life, with a trusty old breadboard. Note the small USB cable for the Arduino’s power, tied around the middle kickstand there.

Man oh man, I hope this thing still works.

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Plinko Board Build, Day 5: Frame Install, Plexi Glass Fit
Plinko Board Build, Day 4: Dado Cuts, Revisited
Plinko Board Build, Day 3: Dry Fit and Some Chaos
Plinko Board Build, Day 2: Dividers and Dowel Rods
Plinko Board Build, Day 1: Dado Cuts and Layout