Hexagonal Hole Mounted LED Strip Bar for MK3S - Fits on Mini and MK3S Buildplate

prusaprinters

<p>I saw Martin44's LED Bar which mounts into those mysterious hexagonal holes on top of the Z axis, but it's too big to fit on the MK3S buildplate as-is. I split it into three pieces - it fits on the Mini now - and added pin alignment holes in Blender.<br/> Uses a small piece of filament as the alignment pins. You'll need to superglue the pieces all together.<br/> I applied a USB LED strip that was ~$1.30 so anything you have should work.<br/> Does not interfere with the extruder or reduce available print area.</p> <p>Also, yes, I printed an upgrade for my MK3S on my Mini.</p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p>Draft settings are fine. I used 0.3mm layer height and 5% gyroid infill (started from the 0.25mm DRAFT preset for the Mini)<br/> You'll need two small pieces of 1.75mm filament to use as pins, cut an angle on the ends and the filament will slide into place snugly.<br/> Super glue the pieces together and let it cure properly.</p> <p>I used a heatgun after assembly to open the completed U shape a little bit - avoiding the pin areas when bending - since I printed in PLA and didn't want the tension of snapping the strip into the hexagonal holes to split the part or the superglued surfaces.</p>