Summary

Build your own light-up bo staff for bojutsu or fun at music festivals!

Full instructions can be found on my blog, here:
http://uselesspuzzles.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-make-led-light-up-bo-staff-for.html

Print these files with translucent PLA and they will slide right in to 3/4" PVC pipe!

Instructions

I had about 15 people come up to me over the weekend (at Electric Forest // Rothbury) and ask me where I got my LED staff and how much I paid for it. It seems I'm not the only one frustrated that there's only really one LED staff on the market and it costs about $180!

So, here are instructions to make your own collapsible LED bo staff for about $25!

Building requires about 15 minutes time, a trip to Home Depot, and connection pieces from this page. You'll need to print them in clear/natural so they are translucent. You can also buy them from me (or buy an entire finished staff :) using the PayPal button in my blog.

Gather the following supplies:

-2x 2' long 3/4" thick PVC pipe (pre-cut at Home Depot) - $1.39 ea/
-3x Glow Wands (can find at Sears, Home Depot, Amazon, etc) - $2-5 ea/
-Electrical tape (whatever colors you prefer) - $3 ea/
-Translucent endcaps, middle, & connectors - print 2 endcaps and 4 connectors

Remove the LED + battery assembly from the glow wands, and secure the batteries in place with electrical tape
Place the LED inside each endcap and the middle piece, then insert the connector pieces
Wrap the PVC in whatever tape you'd like, or paint it whatever color(s) you wish:
Now pop in the endcaps and connect the two PVC pieces with the middle piece!
Congratulations! You now have a lightweight, collapsible, awesome-looking LED staff you made yourself for under $30 :)

Collapsible LED Light-up Bo Staff