Since the last update, I have made significant progress. I have assembled a frame to hold the motor and axle in place. Below is a picture of this:
The following picture shows the assembled cylinder, and gears at the bottom of the image. The wooden pieces firmly hold the gears, which have a 1 to 5 ratio, together. The gears will enable the motor to spin the axle to rotate the cylinder. The cylinder consists of the 3D printed discs, 24 cut acrylic rods, and nails to hold the rods in place in the upper disc. The tape around the upper disc will temporarily hold in the nails.
Below is a close up picture of the LED ring and the rods extending out from it while it is emitting light.
