Make

Make your Gauntlets and power them with the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express.

Cut out gauntlets

  • Cut the long side of each piece of cardstock paper to form a point in the middle. This will be the bottom of the gauntlet.

Cut out the gauntlets

Cut the bracers

Bend the cardstock paper

  • Curl the short ends of the cardstock paper towards each other to form a circle. This will bend the gauntlets to take a circle shape which is easier to fit.

Bend the gauntlet material

Fit the Gauntlets

  • You may need help with this part - wrap the gauntlets around your forearms to fit to your size. Use a pen or pencil to mark where you should place the Velcro tabs. You may also want to cut down the length of the gauntlets to size.

Fit gauntlet to your size

Stick on Velcro Tabs

  • Attach the Velcro tabs along the length of each gauntlet – space 3 tabs evenly on each gauntlet.

Attach the velcro tabs

Mount the Circuit Playground Express

  • Loop the ends of a piece of tape around to create a piece of double-sided sticky tape, and stick onto the back of the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express board.

Tape the back of CPX

  • Stick onto the top center of one of the gauntlets – make sure the battery port is at the top.

Mount CPX to gauntlet

Attach the Battery pack

  • Insert batteries in the battery pack.

Insert batteries

  • If your battery pack comes with a clip, pull it off.

Remove clip on battery holder

  • Insert the battery cable into the battery port on the top of the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express.

Insert the battery cable

  • Position the battery pack on the inside of the gauntlet, close to the edge and try to hide the cable as much as possible.
  • Tape the battery pack down being careful not to cover the On/Off switch.

Tape on the battery pack

Congratulations! You’ve successfully constructed your very own indestructible gauntlets! Now you’re ready to move to programming your gauntlets…

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