Here are the files to create your own hexagonal LED panel from a 5 meter light strip.
The DXF files are for cutting the flat parts from services like Xometry, Sendcutsend, or Oshcut.
My choices:
Outer panel from 3mm acrylic
Inner panel/s cut to the thickness of the width of the light strip. My strip was 10mm wide, so I chose 4 layers of 3.18mm laser cut hardboard since it is very cheap. (4x A, B, C, but 12x D since it shares the same shape as the remaining segments.
Diffuser printed from white PLA, 100% (its only 1mm thick) on a textured PEI bed and is pressed into the frame.
Assembly:
- Using 3mm dowel pins for alignment in the holes, stack and glue together the laminations of the 6 segments, and make sure there is a little sticking out for aligning the front panel.
- Glue together the 6 segments at whichever orientation you want, taking note to ensure a clear path for the light strip.
- Align and glue the back panel to the front panel.
- Trace the strip through the channel, starting with the thin opening designed between two of the panels.
- Remove the adhesive backing and adhere the strip to back panel with one edge against the front panel.
- Trim the excess lights from the strip.
- Mount the wall hanger to the wall using a level. Hanger requires 4 nails. The top edge of the hanger indicating where the top of the panel will be.
- Attach the panel to the hanger using the two protrusions. You can use a command strip or double sided tape on other parts of the panel to further adhere it to the wall.
- Press in the diffusers to their openings.