February 23, 2022
Description
This print is designed to turn a 6 inch Philips Hue downlight into a desktop accent light or hanging lamp. I'm unsure of the Euro sizes, but there's a chance this will fit one of them.
You will need:
3xM4 heat inserts
3xM4x16mm screws
Lamp Cables (I used these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B095WF9MMT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
Wanted to install these Hue Downlights in my home but found out my ceilings were too thin to contain the lights. Decided to turn these into a “wife alarm” desk lamp. She has a tendency to sneak up on me, but pair this with a motion sensor and a flashing pattern, now that's a thing of the past. These make great accent lighting for a room that shoots upwards at a 45-degree angle when laying on one of the 12 faceted sides.
Disclaimers:
Printed the “Lid” the following settings:
PLA (These are 9w max lights, so it's low heat producing)
0.6mm nozzle
0.6mm line width* Wall thicknesses are 2mm/2.4mm
205°c
100% fan after layer 4
0.3mm layer height
70mm/s
Supports when printing with large part of base on bottom, no supports needed if printing with top of lid on bed.
4 perimeters
100% infill - just in case there were any remaining gaps in the print… there shouldn't be if using 0.6mm nozzle. If using 0.4mm nozzle, you may want to go this route.
I printed the base with roughly the same settings but made the following changes:
20% infill
3 perimeters.
*If you're using 0.4mm nozzle I would recommend printing V1 that uses 2.0mm thick walls and using a 0.5mm line width.
To assemble:
You now have a downlight lamp!
(Ignore my ugly prints. I don't own a Prusa (yet…)!)
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial — Share Alike