Story
As a 3D enthusiast, I often need to observe the printing performance of the printer at night. But turning on the light repeatedly is always troublesome.
So I designed and made this Light Bar for the printer. The goal is to light up the area around the printer but keep the room dark.
6 Main Parts
The light bar
The left and right V-Slot adapters
The left and right angle makers.
The Switch box
- The light bar is the long U-shaped part that will be holding the LED strip. it's designed for the standard 12mm aluminum LED strips but any smaller strip is also usable, just like what I did.
- You can also use a commercial metal LED holder but you may need to customize the left and right angle maker.
- The V-Slot adapter is used to connect the light bar to the top profile of the Z-axis.
- The angle maker parts are used to hold the light bar and also make it able to rotate about 40°.
- The switch box will be installed where the Z-axis V-slot is connected to the main frame V-slot.
Things to note
Make sure to pay attention to the Z-axis limits after installing the light strip.
In my case, my printer has a Z-height of 400mm, but when I install the light bar, the Z-height will be reduced to 390mm because if the 390mm limit is exceeded, the print head will hit the light bar. So be sure to remember this.
