Lithophane Frame

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Human: Designed with Fusion360, a complete frame enclosure for lithophanes was created. It can be printed in any material, but PLA should suffice, and choose a dark color to prevent light bleeding from the back, allowing all of the light to shine through the lithophane. A full frame enclosure was designed to work with simple LED strips (100mA / meter) + a 9V battery, providing around 10 hours of up time (you need about half a meter of LED strip). The design also includes a barrel plug in the back for use with a 12V power supply, but this feature is currently on hold due to busy schedules. This project remains a work in progress until further development can be completed. The lithophane snaps easily into place within the frame, leaving a small arm at the bottom for securing it with a screw; however, this may not be necessary. For the lights, simply cut and solder a few LED strips, a switch, and a 9V battery plug. Wiring consists of connecting all negative leads from the LEDs together, then straight to the battery's negative plug terminal, while all positive leads from the LEDs are connected together, through the switch, and finally to the battery's positive plug terminal, making it an easy process. The settings for the lithophane can be found in a picture posted online. A lithophane tool was utilized: https://tool.itslitho.com/#/CreateModel