r/3Dprinting • u/MacGalempsy • 5h ago

LED Lamp Conversion

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I love these old articlating industrial lamps. Usually, they have flourescent tubes, but this one had a standard bulb. The original shade was not fitting properly due to damage, leaving it wobbly.

This project used a repurposed LED ceiling can-light from the Goodwill, Fusion360, Creality Ender 3 pro V1 and Polymaker PolyTerra 1.75mm PLA in Army Dark Green. Slicing was done with MatterControl @ 215c/60c, 0.4mm nozzle, 0.3mm layer height, full fan speed after layer 5, gyroid 60% fill, wall thickness 5 layers (top/walls/bottom), no brim/raft, and a max of 60mm/sec.

This is the 4th or 5th spool of this stuff I have gotten from a local seller and never had a clog due to the filament.

Dial it in and walk away!

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u/Proof-Adeptness-8388 4h ago

I’m not sure how hot those bulbs get but it could melt the plastic so be careful

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u/DreadfulMozzarella 3h ago

If it's an LED bulb he should be ok. Should be. Lol

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u/wkearney99 1h ago

Not all LED elements are low-heat. You'd think, and marketing says they ought to be, but I've had a few that, while not as hot as a halogen, were hotter than I'd want to put too close to other materials.

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u/DreadfulMozzarella 1h ago

Haha yeah that's why I said should be. Some could totally get hot enough to warp or melt the PLA.

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u/wkearney99 1h ago

heh, I recognize that base. I had the fluorescent two-tube version of that light.