ANIKA LED Name Lamp

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“ANIKA” as a printable LED namelamp

Print settings: Infill 8%, no supports, 0.2 mm (Hide the Z-seam as much as possible so it is at the glue points.) PLA (not UV-resistant, better to use PETG!)

I work in child and youth welfare and also use this hobby to make LED lamps for all the children in our care, to give them as gifts at our summer festival or at the latest by Christmas

Since there are over 60 children, many new names will be added in the coming weeks and months

For new admissions, I will then print a lamp and place it in the room before the child moves in—as a small surprise

If you would like to support this idea, feel free to leave a small donation that will be directly converted into filament: https://paypal.me/ledlampTomsen?country.x=DE&locale.x=de_DE

If you want to design your own LED lamps, check out my tutorial on YouTube here and give a thumbs up if you like it, feel free to comment, give me suggestions, etc:

You can see how to create letters for LED lamps yourself, which you can also use commercially, here:

Don't forget to give me a thumbs up if you like the videos and subscribe—there's probably more to come

My third video is about reducing the file size of the letters so you can edit them further with TinkerCad—check it out here too ;o)

You are welcome to contact me personally for more information on child and youth welfare

If you want to design lightboxes yourself, my YouTube video might help you:

This lamp can be printed on a 20cm print bed

All lamps are modeled so that they can be easily printed on a 20cm print bed, and the individual letters can be glued together at the designated spots (I use UHU "Hard Plastic" glue for this, which adheres very well for me after a good drying phase). The inlays (covers) can also be best fixed in the letters with a few dots of glue if they appear a little loose due to tolerances

For the LED strip, I can recommend the one from Action (you need a little less than 3 meters for this model). I acquired Grundig brand LED strips there.
The cost of the LED strip is approximately €10

In the meantime, I have switched to the following LED strip because it is much easier to adhere (I only use superglue at the entrance of the lamp):

https://www.amazon.de/Lxyoug-Farbwechsel-Lichterkette-Fernbedienung-Schlafzimmer/dp/B0B5DG93D6/ref=sr_1_33?crid=QRBOQJPPMYI&keywords=5050%2Brgb%2Bled%2Bstrip&qid=1681329346&sprefix=5050%2B%2Caps%2C122&sr=8-33&th=1

Since the adhesive tape of the LED strips sometimes does not hold properly, I glue the strips in several places with WoldoClean superglue (SuperGlue Universal- ultrafast and strong). The glue sets quickly and can be easily ordered from common online retailers like Amazon, etc

If you use the LED strips from Amazon, you do not need to glue them separately, as the LED strips are relatively light and will hold onto the lamp as they are. I only glue the beginning of the LED strip in place

I usually use PETG (as it is more UV-resistant) or Sunlu PLA+, or PLA from Bambu Lab, which has a really beautiful look and prints wonderfully.
You can print the covers of the individual letters with transparent filament or, as I now do, with white (matte white) filament (PETG/ or Sunlu PLA+), as this hides the LEDs and makes the light diffusion much nicer!

In the file naming of the individual files, I have indicated the filament consumption in grams (with my settings, e.g., J_Body_108g). This way, you can check if you still have enough filament on your spool. The covers for the letters require approximately 10-15 grams of filament

Similarly, please pay attention to the order of the letters; for example, if it says T1 Body and T2 Body, the letters must be glued in this specific order, otherwise they will not fit together, or the lettering will be crooked

Feel free to send me your makes and show me what filaments you used! I welcome all feedback. Feel free to give a heart, leave a good rating, and/or save me to your favorites

English translation:

"ANIKA” as a printable LED namelamp

Use PETG for a better UV-resistance.

I work in child and youth welfare and also use this hobby to make LED lamps for all the children in our care to give them as gifts at our summer festival or at the latest by Christmas.

Since there are over 60 children, many new names will be added in the coming weeks and months.

For new admissions, I will print a lamp and place it in the room as a little surprise before the child moves in.

If you would like to support this idea, please feel free to leave a small donation: https://paypal.me/ledlampTomsen?country.x=DE&locale.x=de_DE

This lamp can be printed on a 20cm print bed (model height is about 17cm).

All lamps are modeled so that they can be easily printed on a 20cm print bed and the individual letters can be glued together at the designated locations (I use UHU "hard plastic" glue, which works very well after a good drying phase). The inlays (covers) can best be fixed in the letters with a few dots of glue if they appear a little loose due to the tolerances.

For the LED strip, I recommend the one from Action (you need a little less than 3 meters for this model). I got LED strips from the brand Grundig there. Cost of the LED strip is about €10.

In the meantime I have switched to the following LED stripe because it is much easier to glue (I only use superglue at the entrance of the lamp):

https://www.amazon.de/Lxyoug-Farbwechsel-Lichterkette-Fernbedienung-Schlafzimmer/dp/B0B5DG93D6/ref=sr_1_33?crid=QRBOQJPPMYI&keywords=5050%2Brgb%2Bled%2Bstrip&qid=1681329346&sprefix=5050%2B%2Caps%2C122&sr=8-33&th=1

Since the adhesive tape of the LED strips sometimes does not hold properly, I glue the strips in several places with the super glue from WoldoClean (SuperGlue Universal - ultrafast and strong). The glue dries quickly and can be easily ordered from popular online retailers such as Amazon.

If you use the LED strips from Amazon, you don't need to stick them on separately, as the LED strips are relatively light and will hold onto the lamp without any additional adhesive. I simply attach the beginning of the LED strip.

For filament, I have chosen Sunlu PETG or the Bambu Lab PETG, which has a really beautiful appearance and prints very well. You can print the covers of the individual letters with transparent filament or, as I now do, with white (matte white) filament (Sunlu PLA+), as this hides the LEDs and gives a much nicer light diffusion!

Please pay attention to the order of the letters in the file name. For example, if it says T1 Body and T2 Body, the letters must be glued in this order, otherwise they will not fit together.

Feel free to share your makes with me, klick the heart and give the design an evaluation.