3d Printed DIY UFO Light Using Led Strip

Why a ufo? Who wouldn't want an awesome ufo lamp for themselves? It's simple and universal. This design is easy to modify and upgrade and is simple to build. Even I, a 14-year-old child could make it from $8.

You'll need:

• wires
• a 7*7mm ON-ON switch (like the one in the picture)
• max. 30cm (~11 inches) led strip
• a 3D printer and filament (preferably white. I printed it from white PLA and it came out to 131g)
• an NPN transistor on an N-channel MOSFET. (something like this)
• paint (optional)
• soldering iron
• 1K resistor
• 12V jack

I printed them with a .5mm line thickness and a .24mm line height. You can use other values based on the quality you want. The 'UFO' and the 'HAT' needs support, but the others don't.

Glue the Button base to the UFO as shown. Optionally you can paint the ufo to some darker colour and it'll look cooler because it will seem like there is light coming out of the ufo and not like the entire thing is glowing.

Solder the switch as shown. Pay attention to which output of the switch is on when it's 'down' and 'up' and solder it accordingly. After that glue the cap onto the switch.

Glue the rod to the bottom of the 'button base' and Glue the wires from the switch onto the rod. After that wrap the led strip around the rod. Make sure that the wires are under the strip.

Solder the rest of the things based on this (not too fancy) image. Pay attention to the pinout of the FAT/transistor you're using because the base and the collector can be swapped!

Glue the cone to the UFO.

If you want to control the lamp with a microcontroller, you should do it like this. You can also upgrade it using this instructable. I found it very interesting, so you should check it out.

You've made an awesome UFO lamp! yay!