LED Strip Mount for FFCP Cable Tie Screws or Standalone

thingiverse

I wanted to add some white LED light strips to my FlashForge Creator Pro and attach them to the cable tie screws on the vertical supports at an angle. I found several online mounts, but nothing quite fit what I needed, so I designed one in OpenSCAD and parameterized it for easy customization. I'm currently using two of these strips on my 2016 FFCP printer, one on each front corner support. They can easily be mounted on the other two corners as well to add even more light, but I figured this would be a good starting point. My final design used on my printer is rendered in the accompanying .STL files. These were designed for standard 30cm 15-LED White Light Strips with 3 LEDs cut off to fit the corners. The parameters for strip width and spacing in the OpenSCAD file are set for that configuration. Note that these 15-LED strips are wired in groups of three LEDs, which can be reduced in length by cutting them off in groups of three. The original 300mm was too long to fit on the corners, but 12-LEDs or 244mm is about perfect. I also wanted them to be mounted at a 45-degree angle, making that a configurable parameter as well. They attach to the three cable tie screws on the vertical supports (or corners) of the printer with 3mm nuts. If attaching it to a vertical support already has cable ties, use some 3mmx12mm or similar stand-offs to clear the cable ties. I designed it to be rendered either as a single piece or as a left/right half that can be joined together with glue and/or acetone (if using ABS). The FFCP can print these as a single piece, but just barely and only if rotated 60-degrees. To change the part rendered, simply edit the RenderType variable. 0=Full Part, 1=Left Half, and 2=Right Half. The RenderSplit variable determines where the split is to be made (presently at 60%). If changing that, make sure not to split on one of the mounting tongues or it won't work correctly. The cut shape when rendering as left/right halves is controlled by the RenderCutMag array and RenderCutCount variable, which must be the number of points in RenderCutMag, minus 1, representing the actual line segments for the cut. Supports aren't needed unless you alter the angle to something that requires it. Just flip it over to print flat. And no raft is needed. I did print it at 100% infill to make the long thin mount a bit stronger. Though the infill setting makes little difference in amount of filament used. This LED Strip Mount isn't limited to the FFCP nor to 3D printers at all. With a little customization, it can be used for mounting LED Strips on nearly anything. Printer Settings * Printer: FlashForge Creator Pro * Rafts: No * Supports: No * Resolution: 0.2 * Infill: 100% Post-Printing Instructions Print the full piece or print individual pieces and join them together. Trim and attach LED strip. Bolt into corner vertical support using 3mm nuts to attach it to the cable tie screws. Wire it up and enjoy the extra light.