LED Tape Lighting Bar

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I needed to secure some LED lighting under my bookshelf without counting on the adhesive of the LED tape for a long-lasting installation. I also wanted to keep the electrical connections neat, so I created a box with a lid for the connections and a housing for the LED tape that screws onto the underside of the shelving unit. The LEDs fit perfectly into the shallow trough-like housing without using any adhesive. Each length of housing is approximately 200mm long. To create your desired length of lighting, you'll need a start end, finish end, and several centre pieces. For instance, I used a start and finish end plus four centre pieces to make a 1.2-metre-long lighting bar. I've since printed this using "wood" filament with a 0.6mm nozzle, and it turned out great. It now blends in better with the wooden shelf it's attached to.