Building Jig for 4x4x4 RGB LED cube

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I needed a tool to help making a 4x4x4 cube of RGB LEDs. So I built this thing. There are notches on the top of each LED holder for the R,G,and B leads, the anode points straight up. You can build this with an unmodified Printrbot simple Maker model 1405. Now, you have a former for the LEDs. You will find 3 small holes that go all the way through. Push the 3 RGB leads into the holes as far as they will go the anode goes to the outside. Fold the LED at a right angle. Pull the LED up till the edge of the LED is even with the top of the former. Push the LED up right again, Now the LED and it leads should look like the ones in the picture. Finally there is a 16-hole plate so once you have made 16 columns, you can arrange the columns for the final solder. Here is a photo gallery of a build:https://plus.google.com/photos/+JonProietti/albums/6069528284601631137 Instructions To use, Place the jig on a solid surface with the last block(the one with the shelf) to your right (see the picture). insert one led in each of the holder blocks, with the longest(anode) as the second furthest from you. Bend all 4 legs up as close to the base of the LED as possible. Now bend the RGB leads so they lay in the cut-outs in the next block to the right. The last led will not have a block just approximate it as close as you can. Solder the leads, left to right. You may need to move the LED out of the socket a little to compensate for the first lead or the one nearest you being almost too short. !!!DONOT SOLDER THE ANODE!! This is the toughest part, you need to keep the anode away from the leads on either side as you solder. More instructions will be provided once I finish the second part of the JIG.