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[HELP] making a lamp out of a jelly bean machine

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Hello there r/DIY! So, I have a project I'm sure is easy, but it seems a bit beyond me to figure out. So, I was hoping that someone could possibly give me some help?

I have a tabletop jelly bean machine I want to make a lamp out of. The part I'm having a hard time figuring out though, is the best way to do this. I need this lamp to be VERY bright (I was thinking of using reflective tape and LED strips), and if it's possible I'd like it to also have a USB port in the bean "bowl" for me to charge my phone with. I just can't figure out how to do this.

I had the idea of just putting a DC powered USB hub in the base of the machine and running an extension to the front for charging my phone, while using another port to light up a USB powered LED strip. But I wasn't sure this was smart, nor that the LED strips online would be enough to light a room.

Here are some pictures of the machine, some measurements are provided in the descriptions..

Thank you very much for taking the time to at least read this!

Posted Feb 17, 2017, 2:56 AM UTC

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