How to Build Disco Lights

Build disco lights for parties. Build disco lights for dance. Learn how to erect a simple disco ball that will reflect lights and spin. Build a party disco ball from parts from a craft shop.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• rubber or plastic ball
• shiny paint (silver)
• glue/ cement
• mirror chips
• Motor (small)

Build disco lights sphere

1. Paint your plastic or rubber ball silver. Let it dry.

2. Paste some glue/ cement around the equator of the sphere.

3. Place a row of square mirror chips around the equator of the ball.

4. After the first row dries, begin working on the next row.

5. After the arrangement dries, place a motor under the ball. The motor can be any 120 volt type, and can even be a small child’s motor kit from a craft shop. What you need is a motor that will oscillate the ball when the ball rests on the motor. Shine a light on the ball to get it to sparkle. You can fix a flashlight somewhere so that the beam hits the ball as it spins around.