LED Light Bar

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<p>Needed some lights on my CR-10, and thought this was an interesting take on it. The "towers" are designed to resemble tower sections used for cellphones and other purposes. Inside the convex part is a raised 10mm strip to stick the LEDs to. I purchased these: https://www.amazon.com/Powered-Daylight-Backlight-Bedroom-Lighting/dp/B08HD3ZSQV. They are reasonably prices, very bright, can be cut, and use a simple 2 wire plug. I only had to use about 1/3 of the strip to get good lighting on my print area.</p> <h3>Print Settings</h3> <p><strong>Printer Brand:</strong></p> <p>Creality</p> <p class="detail-setting printer"><strong>Printer: </strong> <div><p>CR-10</p></div> <p><strong>Rafts:</strong></p> <p>No</p> <p class="detail-setting supports"><strong>Supports: </strong> <div><p>No</p></div> <p><strong>Resolution:</strong></p> <p>200</p> <p class="detail-setting infill"><strong>Infill: </strong> <div><p>35</p></div> <p><strong>Filament:</strong> Matter Hackers PLA purple</p> <p><br/> <p class="detail-setting notes"><strong>Notes: </strong></p> </p><div><p>This is designed to not need supports, but I did print with a brim. All the parts fit tight, so there is no need for glue/hardware. The bar is designed to fit the Z support of my CR-10v3 (18mm dia). I used 3 tower sections and 4 mounts. The LEDs adhere to the inside strip with their own backing (which helps keep everything together). Have been using this for a while now, and I've had no issues/problems. </p></div> Post-Printing ============= <p>After printing I taped off and painted the inside of the reflector to help direct the light outward (probably not necessary, but why not??).</p> <p>I thought about adding a 4th tower, but my camera on the same side, so I didn't want to take a chance having the extruder or the camera hit the lights.</p> <h3>How I Designed This</h3> <p>I designed this in Tinkercad to resemble a tower structure. The support bars are at 45 degrees, so they shouldn't require supports when printing.</p> <p>Each tower is 125mm high.</p> </p></p></p> Category: 3D Printer Accessories