Assembly to mount LED Light strips to a gooseneck webcam clamp
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MOUNT FOR LED LIGHT STRIPS ONTO GOOSENECK CLAMP **If you've previously downloaded the files, note that I've updated the STL for the rail that the LED feet screw onto. This is because the fit was a little too tight on the main body. Also updated the clamping plate to make it simpler to install around the gooseneck (by eliminating the modelled in threads from that part so the screws can be installed through it into the main body before installing it over the gooseneck and teh clamping plate will still be free to move until tightened down) Please re-download before printing. ** ---------------------- As I was intending to produce timelapses of interesting 3D prints, I realised fairly early that I'd need a way of lighting up the printer for the duration of the print. I already have an assortment of LED "video lights" that I use for 1:3 scale fashion-doll photography and I tested one of them to see if it would do the job if I had a suitable mount for it. It did great, so I purchased a gooseneck webcam clamp mount as it had a 1/4" screw adaptor to fit the light, and it would support the weight of the light nicely. Unfortunately, shortly after the return window with Amazon closed, the cheap & nasty plastic that the clamp nut was made out of broke, however the clamp and gooseneck itself were both fine. I started designing a replacement nut for it it, but decided that I'd probably be better off mounting the lights off the top bar of the printer instead, and I also decided at the time that using that video light was not the best option as it tended to get a bit warm after several hours running off it's USB-C power connection. So I picked up a cheap set of "Undercabinet kitchen light strips" from Amazon and had started designing a holder to hang them off the printer's top rail when I realised that it would be a bit limiting in relation to positioning the light to have them fixed in one position, and if I wanted to add more later I'd have to completely reprint the arms.... Therefore, I came up with this modular holder to fit on the end of the gooseneck stand, completely replacing the broken plastic mount that it came fitted with. This is designed to be modular and accept mounting either ONE or TWO sets of 3 x LED light strips onto the gooseneck arm To mount ONE set of LED strips (three strips in total), you need to print the following parts: 1 of "Clamping plate.stl" 1 of "Main Support body" 2 of "Rail with LED Strip mounts.stl" 6 of "LED Strip attachment" To mount TWO sets of LED strips (6 strips in total), you need to print the following extra parts as well: 2 of "Rail with LED Strip mounts.stl" (for four of this part in total) 6 of "LED Strip attachment" (for twelve of this part in total) NON-PRINTED PARTS NEEDED FOR MOUNTING ONE SET OF 3 LED STRIPS 6 of M3 x 16 machine screws 6 of M3 nuts 4 of M4 x 10 machine screws 6 of M4 x 40 machine screws (the originally specified M4x30s are too short to reach the nuts once tightened, however the modelled in screw thread are holding well enough for the time being for my purposes. I'd suggest that you use M4 x 35 or M4 x 40 to make sure they reach all the way through to the nuts for extra strength though) 6 of M4 nuts 6 of M4 washers 6 strips of 3M Command strip medium refill strips (one pack of 9 of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J5RAR0M) 1 of Light strip set - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FD6GNM4 1 of Gooseneck stand - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07CYPF8RD ADDITIONAL NON-PRINTED PARTS NEEDED FOR MOUNTING A SECOND SET OF 3 LED STRIPS 6 of M3 x 16 machine screws 6 of M3 nuts 6 strips of 3M Command strip medium refill strips (one pack of 9 of these https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00J5RAR0M) 1 of Light strip set - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07FD6GNM4
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