Singing RGB Light Bulb

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4/11/2021 - Added the custom model for XLights, with the defined faces to the zip. Modified part M5 - the part label was raised, I recessed it 2mm just like the other parts. 4/6/2021 - Version 3 Zip: Singing Bulb With Hat (V3) Part Changes: Part 18 - extruding error on one of the hidden joints has been fixed. Part 23 - moved female dove tail joint from Parts 24 and 22 to different locations. Previous extrude left the part 23 too weak. Part 24 - moved male dove tail joint Part 22 - moved male dove tail joint Parts 19-24 - changed the depth of the part numbers. They were too deep before. Part 6 - did not fit on my Ender 5 build plate so it has been split into part 6 and 6a (changes noted on assembly drawing). There are now 33 separate pieces. Part 7 - moved a pixel hole so it wasn't so close to the edge. 3/30/2021 - Version 2 I had to update part 24 and split it into 2 pieces. It was too big to print on an Ender 5 bed. All other pieces are the same! New zip file is: Singing Bulb with Hat (version 2) 3/27/2021 - Version 1 This is my first attempt at making a 3d printed Singing Bulb that holds the typical 12mm RGB pixels used in various light shows. The zip file contains all the STL files, a readme with this same information and assembly pictures. I only uploaded some of the pieces for review. Description: It is composed of 31 separate pieces. Most pieces are 6mm thick with a 2mm raised edge. I believe this will be plenty strong and use less material than my previous attempt using 10mm thickness through out. The pieces that model the male end of the bulb are 10mm thick without raised edges. I hope this gives this area a differnt look. Except for one piece, the male end pieces are attached with a "hidden" circular dove tail. The one piece that isn't happens to be at a dovetail and I couldn't use this technique. Its approximate size is 777mm wide x 1076mm high (31in x 43in). It holds 192 pixels. (I know not quite 200, sorry). I know it is a lot of pieces and may be complex to put together. I hope it is worth the effort! It was fun to make. I like this design better than my first attempt at making a singing tree. I will probably convert my tree to the same 6mm thickness. Printer: Each piece is sized to fit on an Ender Pro printing bed (they fit in a 220x220 bed). Should be able to at least print several pieces at one time but this won't always be the case. I have tested printed pieces using PLA+ from GST3D. This stuff seems to print very nicely. To make the dove tailing work with a good fit, I do set the Horizontal Expansion to -0.21. I created several small "test pieces" so you could set up printer without wasting much material. XLights: Model has been created!