Peekaboo Cat Lightbox by e_engvall

e_engvall

Household>Decor

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X1 Carbon

P1S

P1P

X1E

0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

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2.4 h

1 plate

4.4(28)

Open in Bambu Studio

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Description

A Peekaboo Cat lightbox designed in Fusion 360. There is the main body which is printed face down at a .2 layer height, then the back panel which is printed face up at the same layer height. The back panel has two cutouts for the USB-C connected to power the internal LEDS as well as a switch to turn the lights on and off. Links for the USB-0C connector, Switch, and LEDS I used are below.

USB-C Connector: Amazon.com: DWEII 10PCS Type-C Female Chassis Waterproof 2P Solder Wire Type USB C Pigtail Cable Extension Power Cable USB-C Plug to 2 Pin Bare Wire Open End Connector : Electronics

Micro Switch:Tnuocke 100PCS 5mm High Knob Vertical Micro Mini Slide Switchs,3 Pin 2 Position SPDT Latching Toggle Switches Panel Mount DC 50V 0.5A SS12F15-G5: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

LEDs:Amazon.com: Aclorol COB LED Strip Lights for TV 5V USB Powered Warm White 6.56FT 320Leds/M COB Flexible Light Strip TV Led Backlight for Bedroom Under Cabinet Kitchen DIY Lighting Project 3000K CRI85+ 2M : Tools & Home Improvement

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Comment & Rating (40)

@JurjendeVries

The cat is one of my first prints, my son Ian loved it as a night light. Instead of using the suggested electronics we used a battery powered tea light which mostly fits. I had some little issues with a part of the print was overhanging a bit as you can see in the image. I used the default settings except changing it to my Bambu lab P1S Combo. 1) For making it usable with a tea light I would suggest to make it 2 mm higher 2) I don't understand the extra object with 4 colors next to each other that is in the middle of the second photo.

The designer has replied

@e_engvall

The extra object is the prime tower, it is used to pressurize the nozzle between color changes and can be discarded after the print.

@ndonly4

Replying to @e_engvall :

what do you charge to create a light box file

@e_engvall

Replying to @ndonly4 :

You can send inquiries for custom projects to erik@additiveImprints.com and we can discuss the scope and pricing.

@KennethNilssen

Hi @e_engvall, You should re-upload your design if I as a user try to print this directly, i.e. from the app on the phone, the cat plate should be flipped as it will try to print the frame and then the face of the plate, in the air. See the picture for reference. I had to download it via Bambu Studio, flip the cat´s face, and then it will print the plate and the frame. Besides that, thx for sharing your design with the world.

The designer has replied

@e_engvall

I apologize, I rotated the face plate so that it is in the proper orientation and reuploaded the files, thank you for informing me of the mistake!

@KennethNilssen

Thank you for swiftly responding ☺️ No worries, we are just helping each other.

@user_1475127830

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

looks Amazing love it

@hayleymatthews5

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Other Issues:1. the front does not fit flush to the back and looks unsightly. Needs glue to be help in place unlike other light boxes. 2. Why was the back designed with such overhangs? What a waste of filament. They dont need to be there. 3. The back was RIDICULOUSLY deep. It was an over 3 hour print until i reduced the height to a third, making it an hour. 4. The cat picture is very thick unline other light boxes, thus it does not let a lot of light through. The whole design needs an overhaul imo.

The designer has replied

@e_engvall

Hello, sorry for the issues you have run into! 1. The front is designed to fit flush with the back and have a smooth transition, I have not seen this result before and would try double checking to make sure you haven't accidently scaled anything as all other prints have the front sitting fluish with the perimeter. 2. I do agree that the overhangs could be reduced and as such my later models utilize a different approach that I haver not had time to reincorporate into this model. 3. The standard I use for all of my lightboxes is 40mm, on a smaller print such as this you may be able to reduce this depth if you desire, however I use this as the standard to allow the light room to dissipate evenly across the model. 4.This is similar to the response for 2, I have since utilized a different approach for my lightboxes and now use a depth of 0.6mm for the faces, with the option of a .4mm white diffuser layer. This model uses a 1mm thick face total which could cause issues with transmission, especially on a model of this size. Thank you for the feedback and when I am able to update the design to better match my other lightboxes I hope that you can give it a shot and see if the changes resolve some of the issues you have experienced.

@hayleymatthews5

Replying to @e_engvall :

Thank you for your fast reply, I will happily try it again when its reuploaded.

@3ddad

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Installed colored fairy lights and it’s amazing

@MisterTobz

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Looks cute, but the white always had a bit of black in them. Maybe printing the fist layers too fast?

@nismo1313

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printed great. print profile is fairly small. I recommend slicing yourself and scaling up.

@Jp3dPrint

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tres bien merci

@dogdad012

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0.2mm layer, 2 walls, 15% infill

Will not print.

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The designer has replied

@e_engvall

Please retry with the latest upload. There was previously an issue with the file being upside down on the plate that has since been corrected. if you’re still having issues please let me know and I’ll try to resolve it.