Perflamp1

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I've created a series of LED lamps with openings of various shapes, but this time I deliberately placed the openings in an evenly spaced pattern by mapping a rectangular grid onto the lamp's surface. This method allowed me to achieve a level of precision and consistency that I hadn't previously achieved. However, I may have taken things too far - the 7-pointed star shapes present a significant challenge for any 3D printer, with numerous areas where stringing can occur and tiny star points that require extremely precise extrusion settings to avoid blobs. In a sense, this lamp will be a true test of any printer's capabilities. Perflamp2 is designed to be smaller and simpler, making it much easier and quicker to print than this one. It took me 26 hours and 15 minutes to print this lamp using a print speed of 80 mm/sec and a layer height of 0.200 mm. This lamp is specifically designed to hold "puck" lights, which are available in both battery-powered and wall-powered versions. For those interested in the wall-powered options, I've included links on this blog page: http://birkbinnard.com/blog/wall-powered-led-lights/