ARES LED Namelamp (Namenslampe)

Scroll down for the english translation…

“ARES” as a printable LED namelamp

Print settings: 8% infill, no supports, 0.2mm layer height (If possible, hide the Z-seam 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 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, which 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 it a thumbs up if you like it, and feel free to comment, give me suggestions, etc:

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

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

My 3rd video is about reducing the file size of the letters so you can further edit them with TinkerCad - check it out here too ;o)

Feel free to contact me personally for more information about 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 (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 for me adheres very well 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 ones from Action (for this model you need a little less than 3 meters). I got Grundig brand LED strips there.
The cost of the LED strip is about €10

In the meantime, I have switched to the following LED strip 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=QRBOQJPPMQYI&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 doesn't hold properly, I glue the strips in several places with WoldoClean super glue (SuperGlue Universal - ultrafast and strong). The glue sets quickly and can be easily ordered from common online retailers such as Amazon, etc

If you use the LED strips from Amazon, you don't need to glue them separately, as the LED strips are relatively light and will hold onto the lamp on their own. I only glue the beginning of the LED strip

For filament, I generally use PETG (as it's more UV-resistant) or Sunlu PLA+ or Bambu Lab PLA, which has a really beautiful appearance and prints great.
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 both hides the LEDs and provides a much nicer light diffusion!

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

Likewise, please note the order of the letters; for example, if it says T1 Body and T2 Body, the letters must be glued in that order, otherwise the letters will not fit together, or the lettering will be crooked

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

English translation:

“ARES” as a printable LED namelamp

Print settings: 8% infill, no supports, 0.2mm layer height (If possible, hide the Z-seam 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 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, which 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 it a thumbs up if you like it, and feel free to comment, give me suggestions, etc:

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

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

My 3rd video is about reducing the file size of the letters so you can further edit them with TinkerCad - check it out here too ;o)

Feel free to contact me personally for more information about 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 (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 for me adheres very well 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 ones from Action (for this model you need a little less than 3 meters). I got Grundig brand LED strips there.
The cost of the LED strip is about €10

In the meantime, I have switched to the following LED strip 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=QRBOQJPPMQYI&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 doesn't hold properly, I glue the strips in several places with WoldoClean super glue (SuperGlue Universal - ultrafast and strong). The glue sets quickly and can be easily ordered from common online retailers such as Amazon, etc

If you use the LED strips from Amazon, you don't need to glue them separately, as the LED strips are relatively light and will hold onto the lamp on their own. I only glue the beginning of the LED strip

For filament, I generally use PETG (as it's more UV-resistant) or Sunlu PLA+ or Bambu Lab PLA, which has a really beautiful appearance and prints great.
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 both hides the LEDs and provides a much nicer light diffusion!

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

Likewise, please note the order of the letters; for example, if it says T1 Body and T2 Body, the letters must be glued in that order, otherwise the letters will not fit together, or the lettering will be crooked

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