Make a Bronze Infinity YouTube Play Button Subscriber Counter

In this post we will discuss Make a Bronze Infinity YouTube Play Button Subscriber Counter: Sometimes when people reach different milestones on YouTube, they will create their own play button. I decided that I would love to do that too, and I also wanted to have a subscriber counter. So to accomplish both goals, I came up with this: an Infinity Play Button! The infinity has a double meaning here because it has the subscriber counter AND the play button mirror is also an infinity mirror.

For the infinity mirror, I just used a regular LED strip controller. For the subscriber counter display, that’s being controlled by an Arduino. I didn’t create the code that I used here, but I found this video made by the person who did create the code. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bePgZIXHSkM

Here is a video that I made where I updated their video: https://youtu.be/YBJOAiQ848c

I have also made a video of this Instructable, and you can check that out here: https://youtu.be/YaTuyXnq8VI

This was a pretty big project. Hopefully, I described the steps well, and it is very important to also refer to the pictures that I have added.

Here is what I used for it:

Tools for Make a Bronze Infinity YouTube Play Button Subscriber Counter:

• Ruler
• Sharpie
• Removable, Double Sided Tape
• Tin Snips
• Screw Clamps
• 2″ Spring Clamps
• Rubber/Plastic Hammer
• Dremel
• Cutoff Wheel
• Cone Grinding Stone
• Sanding Drum
• Sanding Block
• Sand Paper
• Drill
• 1/8″ Drill Bit
• 1/16″ Drill Bit
• Countersink Bit
• Soldering Iron
• Solder
• File
• Hot Glue Gun
• Hot Glue Sticks
• Handheld Saw

Parts:

• D1 Mini WiFi Board
• X7219 Dot Matrix Module,Red
• MAX7219 Dot Matrix Module,Blue
• MAX7219 Dot Matrix Module,Green
• Round Mirror
• Aluminum Sheet Metal
• Wood Glue
• E6000 Glue
• Flat Black Paint
• Hammered Bronze Paint
• Addressable LED Strip
• LED Connectors
• Addressable RGB LED Controller #1
• Addressable RGB LED Controller #2
• 5VDC Power Supply
• Plexiglass
• Mirror Film, Gold
• Mirror Film, Bronze
• Painters Tape
• Aluminum Foil Tape
• 16 Gauge Wire
• 1″ Square Dowel
• Screws

Step 1: Make the Layout

On my computer, I made a layout of how I wanted the play button to look and printed it out. I wanted a subscriber counter, and I used this LED matrix display for that. For the play button mirror, I used this 5 1/2 round mirror.

On this sheet of copper colored aluminum, I marked all of my lines. The aluminum sheet is 12″ x 14 1/2″ and the final play button will be 8 1/2″ x 11″. I added alignment lines to help me center and align the play button emblem. After attaching it to the metal sheet, I traced around it. I used double-sided removable tape to help me hold it in place. I also drew the triangle in place, extending each of the lines.