Garden Light

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Garden Light
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For a long time, we had a set of Garden lights near the outdoor sitting area that needed to be replaced. I had plans to take the old lights, sandblast them back and repaint them with a new lighting module. I had lots of problems trying to get the paint off them, the sandblasting was working but had problems with the result.
The place I was working replaced all the office lights with 27W LED lights and old ones were on the ground ready to go out the door. I saw the plastic diffuser and wanted to see if I could laser cut it. I took it home and ran a quick successful test, I can cut this plastic diffuser. Days later I had an idea where I will make my own garden light from the plastic diffuser.
This design is simple and is made with 3 parts. The first part is the light diffuser, the second is the top cover and the last is the light stand.
Light Diffuser
The light diffuser is an old office fluorescent light diffuser and has been laser cut to shape.
Top Cover
The top cover is made from black 2mm acrylic and has been laser cut to shape.
Light Stand
The Light stand is simply made form a 16mm aluminum tube. This tube is used to hold the light and to hold the wire to the light.
Parts Required
2 mm black acrylic for top
3-4 mm plastic diffuser for lamp
MR16 GU5.3 G4 Wire Connector Halogen LED Bulbs Holder Base Socket
6mm M3 (qty: 12) for top
10mm M3 (qty: 12) for lamp
15mm M3 (qty: 2) for MR16 Socket
All Files in this Thing
Note
all holes in 3D printed parts are 2.5mm and require tapping for screws unless self tappers are used
Keep up to date
New Parts will be added, Keep up to date by following:Project page -> https://tinkersprojects.com/project/garden-lights/YouTube channel -> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaKP_tvYR-g-a7-40U1djMgThis Thing -> https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3860642My Profile -> https://www.thingiverse.com/haybailes/aboutTwitter -> https://twitter.com/TinkersProjects


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