LED lamp wall mount

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This is a mounting system for an LED lamp based on Ohmite's S series of LED heat sinks (see http://www.ohmite.com/cat/sink_s.pdf). The parts are designed to be easy to print, and the mounting system allows you to adjust the tilt and direction of the lamp, plus it comes with a shade. When we moved into our apartment last year, I made some efficient but simple LED lamps for my living room by installing some Bridgelux LED modules on heat sinks. However, I didn't have proper mounts for the lights until now, so I designed these! Instructions: One mounting system consists of: 2x bracket mount.stl and 1x bracket plate (2 inch or 3 inch version, for a 2- or 3-inch heat sink) - OR - 1x bracket.stl (which is only a 3 inch version). The separate parts should be easy to print; the single-piece bracket.stl is cleaner but will work only if your printer prints clean 45 degree overhangs (or you use support material). 1x swing arm.stl 1x wall mount.stl 1x shade.stl If you printed the bracket in separate pieces, put #2 nuts in the bracket mounts, install one on either end of the LED heat sink, and then screw the bracket plate into place after putting a #8 nylock nut into its recess. If you printed the single-piece bracket, put a #8 nylock nut and #2 nut into its recesses and snap it into place around the heat sink. Screw the swing arm into place on the bracket with a #8 screw; tighten it just enough to provide resistance to rotation between the swing arm and bracket. The other two holes in the swing arm are meant to be slightly undersized for a #6 screw. Tap the holes and install screws from the top, or just screw in a screw so that it forms its own threads. The screws should be longer than the holes so that they stick out underneath - these will act as posts and sit in the holes on the wall mount plate. Install the shade: It has a sort of button structure that snaps over one of the holes at the top of the heat sink, and a hole at the other end for securing it to the bracket with a #2 screw. Install the wall mount plate to the wall with three small nails or brads. Note that the top two holes are angled down and out so that they resist torque and pulling out from the wall (probably overkill, but it works). Hang the LED lamp on the wall mount piece. If you want to increase its resistance to swinging, make one of the #6 screws long enough that you can thread a nut on from underneath, and tighten it to finger-tight. Ta daa!