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SpiroJib

SpiroJib Light Painting Tool by John Griffin


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You probably know about Andrew Whyte’s dome tool made from a bike tire. If you don’t, click HERE. But that leaves one question — what about the rest of the bike?!

Light Painting Artist John Griffin answered that question with the invention of the SpiroJib — a mechanical light painting rig that turns bike parts into stunning vertical spirograph creators!


What Is the SpiroJib?

Born out of a Kinetic Light Painting contest theme, the SpiroJib is a hand-cranked camera rig that creates spinning, glowing spirographs in mid-air. John built it using parts from a chopped-up bike frame, sprockets, a welded light bar, and ball bearings — all mounted to a light stand.

Spirojib Light Painting Tutorial

The mechanical genius of this tool lets you crank the light source around in circles to form stunning designs — and the combinations of sprockets and gears allow for infinite pattern variations.

How to Build the SpiroJib

The SpiroJib isn’t the easiest DIY tool to build, but don’t worry — John has you covered with a downloadable PDF and full video tutorials.

  • Download the SpiroJib Build Guide PDF
  • Watch the updated video build guide below:

Watch the original build version here for extra insight:

Thank You, John!

The Light Painting Community thrives on sharing and creativity, and John Griffin exemplifies both. He put in serious work building the SpiroJib, filming the process, and documenting it all — and he’s giving it to the world for FREE. So from all of us: THANK YOU JOHN!

Want to follow John’s work, ask questions, or show your appreciation? Visit his Facebook page here.

P.S. What is it with bikes and Light Painting Tools?!? We’re not complaining!

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