LED Light bar Channel

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I have been running these little LED light strips on my Ultimaker for quite some time now. Initially, I had them carelessly taped onto my frame, but finally created a nice little mounting channel yesterday and thought it was worth sharing. LED lights themselves can be found at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0056Z036A/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 To set up the LED lights, simply take two of them stacked side by side and slide them into this channel, then bolt it onto the UM frame. I have one on the front and one on the right. This really helps with dialing a print in, as the bright, low-angle light shows over/under-extrusion very clearly. These LEDs are quite affordable, and I have had one dead bulb on 2/4 strands, but they have held up for quite a while now. Plus, you never really look straight at them, so it isn't that noticeable. I had to do a little trimming on the LED strands to make them fit better. Near the wire end of the strands, the shape of the rubber flairs out a bit. You can just take a utility blade and carefully trim that area to keep roughly the same cross section as the rest of the strand. It won't be visible once they are in the channel.