James Webb telescope Lamp

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This lamp requires LEVITON no.4155 light sockets and can have up to 7 installed on it. I cannot guaranty that other light sockets will fit.

To assemble this lamp correctly follow the assembly picture to know which arm length goes where.

The small arms have the file name (Clip.stl) which are red in the assembly picture and the longer ones are called (LongClip.stl) and are cyan, the long one is 2mm longer than the regular ones and are to account for the distortion of the parabolic shape. Otherwise, the assembly would be flatter.

1. To assemble the lamp you must first print the Hex.stl part and the InHex.stl while making sure the taper of the part is facing towards the bed, this can be ensured by seeing that there are more layer lines at the bottom than the top for the contour.

2. When the Hex parts are printed, they can be assembled over a sheet of thermal blankets, because they both are tapered slightly they will seize.

3. When you have completed two Hex with the thermal blankets you can now link them together with the Clips.stl parts, i recommend using an elevated surface like a small book to protect your table. Using an elevated surface will be unavoidable towards the end as you will need to press the last clips with the fully formed parabolic shape.

4. To insert the clips I recommend using the handle of a screwdriver as the fit is quite tight (the hole and peg have the same dimension in cad) or a small hammer to lightly tap it.

5. The center hexagon has a hole that require treads made with a 1/4-20 tap and therefore this lamp can be used with standard camera arms. BE EXTRA CAREFULL WHEN SCREWING IT ONTO AN ARM AS THE HOLE COMUNICATE WITH WHERE THE POWER OF THE LIGHT SOCKET IS, MAKE SURE YOUR 1/4-20 SCREW IS NOT TO LONG. also I do not recommend using support inside this hole as it will be hard really hard to removing it.

Side note: The final result in the pictures is all PETG printed 0.4mm nozzle with 20% infill and 4 wall parameter and 4 top & bottom wall. the final assembly weight about 500g. I am unable to confirm if PLA will be a suitable plastic for this project as it is more brittle and might break the holes of the hexagon while pressing them in.