Artemis LED Light Towers

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24 May 2019 update: Please note that this design won't work with the Artemis if fitted with the newer Eslide system, nor will it work on towers featuring extruders (for dual extruder setups, only one tower is available).\r\n\r\nWith the Artemis' linear rail system leaving room on the T-slots, I designed a set of diffusers for RGB light strips. Each pillar consists of two halves. All were printed in spiral vase mode as a single piece. The connecting walls to make it one piece need to be cut away with scissors to separate the 8 sections (Eye protection is required to deflect shards of PLA flying across the room! I'm not responsible for any damages!).\r\n\r\nGeometry on the bottom sections creates ports for the connectors of the LED strips (approximately 0.5in x 0.25in), and notches in the walls retain the connectors in place. Notches on the sides of the pillars connect to the T-slots. Geometry inside causes the vase walls to double over themselves, creating a channel for the LED strips.\r\n\r\nDesigned in Google SketchUp, sliced with Cura. LEDs were from a cheap kit designed to go on the back of a flatscreen TV. I added some extra USB cable to reach the two towers. The unit is being powered by a USB port on my nearby cable modem. Vase mode allowed it to be printed in about 6 hours.