Daylight_on_a_Matchstick

Daylight on a Matchstick Diffuser

I made these to mount Daylight on a Matchstick on a v0.1 on top of the Y extrusions to point down at a 35deg angle.

Before:

After:

BOM:

• 2x Daylight on a Matchstick
• 4x M3x6mm
• 4x Brass heat inserts
• Translucent filament (e.g. Natural ABS)

Printing:

The diffusers can easily be resized in the Z plane to any height. If printing on a v0.1 resize to 80mm and print 4, 2 for each side. Otherwise, they are sized to fit if printed on a larger printer. You will likely need a Brim of Raft to print the diffusers as they must be printed upright for durability. Choose a material that is slightly opaque. Natural ABS is perfect, you might get away with PETG but I'd give PLA a miss with the enclosure plus LED heat.

If you have enough cooling, they can be printed in vase-mode, just be aware that insufficient cooling at speed may produce wobble sticks.

The mounts have been beefed up a little to give a better snap and to avoid interference from the Tophat. They use 4x M3x6mm SHCS/BHCS and 4x Brass heat inserts in total for both sides.

Credits:

• Mounts based on clips by Zruncho for their ZeroPanels