Wanhao Di3/Maker Select LED stage lighting by Dracos

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The steel frame edges on these printers make an excellent mounting location for LED strips.
These mounts are low profile, positioning the strip in front of the frame.
They are designed for 10mm, 30/meter, non-addressable, IP65 waterproof, 12v, 5050 style strips. These strips have a silicone overlay that forms an arched top surface. They are also cuttable into 3 LED (50mm) segments.
The long parts are designed to fit a single segment. led_rail.stl is a middle part and is onmidirectional. The led_end_rail_?.stl parts are directional, and have a closed end to conceal the end of the strip.
The led_z_spacer_?.stl parts lift the side strips up to put the lowest LED just above the bed surface. They also have a gap that allows the wire to be inserted and a channel that wraps the wire around the frame for concealment. The tab on top fits into the slot on the long parts to conceal the wired end of the strip.
The parts have a strong grip on the frame so they won't fall off. The LED strip fits snug in the channel (leave the backing paper on). If your print has any pimples in the channel, they'll need to be shaved off.
As shown I have 4 LED segments on each side and 5 across the top for a total of 39 LEDs.
Use the latest revision of each file.
This completes stage 1 of this Thing.
TODO:
Modify the relevant parts from AzzA's Z Braces to add positionable light bars at the front and rear of the bed frame
Add a variant of led_rail.stl that can hold a filament filter in some way
Design a control box to allow each strip to be turned on individially, likely with a dimmer circuit
Modify the Diiicooler to place LEDs around its perimeter
EDIT 16 May 2016: Added a rendering of the work in progress concept for the "foot lights" apparatus. Will probably reuse most of the same parts for the back lights, still need to figure out how to position around the bed cable bundle.
EDIT 25 May 2016: Added first revision with files marked as rev001, and pictures showing a completed stage 1 install. The X and Z spacers go with strip segments oriented along that axis, so the Z spacers are for the sides, and X spacers for the top. There are now two versions of the Z spacers, low and high; these are meant to coincide with the mounting position of the Z endstop.