Wasn’t particularly thrilled with most of the LED diffuser channel corners out there, so decided to create my own. These were designed to be as close to an exact fit as the end-caps that come with the channel, and as minimalistic as possible while still being sturdy enough to print. These are not meant to be load bearing or torqued, so the diffuser channel will still need to be braced or mounted sufficiently across all lengths. These are thin enough to allow some light to pass through if printed in clear/white/natural filament as well.
I printed mine in PETG (as pictured), but they should print equally well in your filament of choice. They were placed on the bed, flat side down and with normal supports, and while I found mine easily removed and minimal post processing before installing, your results will of course depend on how well you’ve tuned your printing configuration for your setup.
Please feel free to let me know if there’s other common angles out there needed and I’ll see if I can’t add those as well.
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