Opitec Deco Light User manual

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Required Tools:
Sandpaper
Please Note
The Opitec Range of Projects is not intended as play toys for young children. They are teaching
aids for young people learning the skills of craft, design and technology. These projects should
only be undertaken and operated with the guidance of a fully qualified adult. The finished pro-
jects are not suitable to give to children under 3 years old. Some parts can be swallowed. Dan-
ger of suffocation!
Fretsaw
Parts List Quantity Size (mm) Description Part No.
Plywood 2 200x200x4 Base plate 1
Wooden strip 1 250x30x20 Frame strip 2
Wooden strip 2 200x30x20 Frame strip 3
LED light strip 1 500 Lighting 4
Battery holder with switch 1 Power source 5
Luster terminal strip 1 2 poles Wiring 6
Thumbtacks 2 Wiring 7
Pan head cross slot tapping screw 1 2,2x16 Mounting luster terminal strip 8
Drill
Wood glue Adhesive tape
Scissors Wire stripper Side cutter
Screwdriver
Ruler
Pencil
Clamp

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Cut o the positive pole of the LED light strip (4) as shown above. The negative pole remains to connect the power source.
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Cut o the lit strip's +-pole here.
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Select and cut out your desired motif (templates page 5-10). Place the two plywood panels (1) on top of each other and fix them. Fix your selected
template with adhesive tape on top of the panels. To cut out, drill a hole of approx. ø 2 mm within the sawing line for the fretwas blade and then saw
out the motif. Clean the saw cuts.
Cut the frame strip (2) to length as shown in the illustration. Clean the
saw cuts.
Glue the frame strips (2a-2c) onto one of the motif plywoods as shown.
Fix with clamps and let the glue dry well. The A-side faces outwards!
2a 2b 2c
2a
2b
2c
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Detail
view
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Please Note: The plywood cuts have an A and B side.
The A-side should face inwards!

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Tape the +
pole!
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Glue the light strip into the frame as shown. Then tape the positive pole of the next row of connections with a small piece of adhesive tape as shown
in detail.
Detail view
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Cut from both cables of the battery holder (5) 40 mm each and strip
them on both sides. Also strip the shortened cables of the battery
holder.
5
Strip here
Cute here
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Wrap each cable piece (40 mm) around a thumbtack (7). Insert the
thumbtack with the black cable at the - pole, the thumbtack with the
red cable at the +pole of the light strip as shown in detail.
Detail
view
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Then connect both cables to the luster terminal strip as shown.
Detail view
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Now connect the cables of the battery holder to the luster terminal
strip.
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Screw the luster terminal strip onto the wooden frame as shown with
the screw (8).
Note: Insert batteries and check function!
Detail view
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Glue the cover plate congruently. FIx it with clamps and let the glue
dry well.
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Use sandpaper to adjust the protruding corners of the frame to the
rounding of the back and top plate.
Round o the corners
of the frame strips.
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Done!
The deco light can be coloured as desired.

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Construction Christmas Crib
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Cut o the positive pole of the LED light strip (4) as shown above. The negative pole remains to connect the power source.
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Cut o the light strip's +-pole here
Select and cut out the crip motif (template page 16). Place the two plywood panels (1) on top of each other and fix them. Fix xour selected template
with adhesive tape on top of the panels. To cut drill a hole of approx. ø 2 within the sawing line for the fretsaw blade and then saw out the crip motif.
Also saw out the fir trees. Then clean the saw cuts.
Cut the frame strips (2+3) to length as shown in the illustration. Clean
the saw cuts.
Glue the strips (2a-2d) and (3) together to form a frame, as shown. Let
the glue dry well.
2a 2b 2c
Detail
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Please Note: The plywood cuts have an A and B side.
The A-side shuld face inwards!
2d
32x

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Center a cover plate (1) as shown and glue it onto the frame flush with
the lower edge. Let the glue dry well.
Detail view
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Cut from both cables of the battery holder (5) 40 mm each and strip
them on both sides. Also strip the shortened cables of the battery
holder.
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Strip here
Cute here
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Wrap each cable piece (40 mm) around a thumbtack (7). Insert the
thumbtack with the black cable at the - pole, the thumbtack with the
red cable at the +pole of the light strip as shown in details.
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Then connect both cables to the luster terminal (6) strip as shown.
Detail view
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Tape the + pole!
Glue the light strip into the frame as shown. Then tape the positive pole of the next row of connections with a small piece of adhesive tape as shown
in detail.
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7

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Now connect the cables of the battery holder (5) to the luster terminal
strip.
Detail view
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Screw the luster terminal strip onto the wooden frame with the screw
(8), as shown.
Note:Insert batteries and check function!
Detail view
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Glue the cover plate congruently. Fix it with clamps and let the glue
dry well.
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Optionally, for a particular eect, you can glue a transparent paper
(e.g. Nr. 401274) into the inside part.
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Round the roof strips all around, as shown.
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Glue the trees to the front panel.

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Done!
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Template Heart
Scale 1:1

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Template Bunny
Scale 1:1

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Template Pumpkin
Scale 1:1

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Template Moon & Stars
Scale 1:1

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Template Sun
Scale 1:1

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Template Christmas Tree
Scale 1:1

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Template 2021
Scale 1:1