Lighting Saber

No not a light saber, a lighting saber. I needed a light above my computer desk that gave decent, broad light for when I work on projects and take pictures. So I decided to use my 3 monitor set up to my advantage. Essentially it's just a light bar that has a dimmer and is moveable.

Materials needed:
PWM dimmer (generic one that can be found all ober the place)
LED light strip (also all over the place)
8 M3 16mm bolt/nuts
A drill
3d Printed part from HERE
1/4 inch slotted aluminum bar (says for plywood)
A 12 volt power supply


So the hardest part for this is probably getting a good 3D print and mounting those parts. All you do is print them, drill some holes, and put in the bolts like so.

After that, mount the PWM dimmer and the light stip to the bottom of the aluminum bar. The length can be easily cut to size. You may want to add additional glue to the ends and the middle to prevent the double sided tape it comes with from releasing.

Then just plug in the wires and wave around your saber. Or lean it somewhere or whatever. You get some good light now.