There have been many significant breakthroughs in lighting, culminating in the current state of the art LED lighting technology. But not all avenues have been explored yet. Particularly in the area of long chain lactose based photonic emitters.
I felt it was time to explore this area with a combination of custom 3D printed housing components and specialist electrodes.
Join me, and share my journey as I build the first prototype of this amazing new technology.
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The openscad script for the cheesedaptor is down below.
Making this is not recommended as it does involve exposed live cheese electrodes.
//Big Clive cheesedaptor
//Only for use by electro-cheese experts
//High risk of cheese-o-cution due to exposed live electrodes
difference(){
union(){
difference(){
union(){
//Lamp base insert section
translate([0, 0, -10])
cylinder(h = 10, d1 = 25,d2 = 25);
//tapered interface section
cylinder(h = 15, d1 = 25, d2 = 46);
//cheese containment section
translate([0, 0, 15])
cylinder(h = 16, d1 = 46,d2 = 46);
}
//removing shapes to create hollow interior
//lamp base inner hollow area
translate([0, 0, -11])
cylinder(h = 12, d1 = 21, d2 = 21);
//tapered section inner hollow
cylinder(h = 15, d1 = 21, d2 = 40);
//cheese containment hollow
translate([0, 0, 14])
cylinder(h = 20, d1 = 42,d2 = 42);
}
//adding the cheese terminals
//Two pillars fromaged from the intersection
//of camembert and a conical brie
intersection(){
translate([-15.5, 0, 0])
cylinder(h = 14, d1 = 10,d2 = 10);
translate([0, 0, 0])
cylinder(h = 15, d1 = 21, d2 = 42);
}
intersection(){
translate([15.5, 0, 0])
cylinder(h = 14, d1 = 10,d2 = 10);
translate([0, 0, 0])
cylinder(h = 15, d1 = 21, d2 = 42);
}
//cheese support disk
translate([40, 0, -10])
cylinder(h = 3, d1 = 41, d2 = 41);
}
//removing bits to make screw holes and clean outer
translate([-15.5, 0, 7])
cylinder(h = 8, d1 = 3,d2 = 3);
translate([15.5, 0, 7])
cylinder(h = 8, d1 = 3,d2 = 3);
//screw holes in cheese barrier disk
translate([24.5, 0, -11])
cylinder(h = 8, d1 = 4,d2 = 4);
translate([55.5, 0, -11])
cylinder(h = 8, d1 = 4,d2 = 4);
//wire holes in cheese barrier disk
translate([40, 15.5, -11])
cylinder(h = 8, d1 = 2,d2 = 2);
translate([40, -15.5, -11])
cylinder(h = 8, d1 = 2,d2 = 2);
//X-ray cheddar to see side profile during build
//translate([-25, -25, -20])
//cube([50,25,60]);
}

14 thoughts on “Is cheese the future of lighting technology?”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Paul Drake says:

    YouTube recommended this to me on April 1st, 2023. I guess they do have some sense of humor.

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars scottaw1981 says:

    Probably a swiss would do better

  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Peter Peer says:

    Sure Edison's first attempt wasn't as bright though. Maybe try with a bigger cheese? All the best from Holland (where 12 kg cheeses are the standard). 🙂

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Arjen Av says:

    Oh….. 🤣

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Daniel Crispim says:

    Well, it did produced light, a warm (very warm) white, LOL, BigClive 10 000 X Conspiracy theorists NILL

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Brakier says:

    every advance in technology comes with failure, every failure you learn more, i believe in these cheese light

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Randomaker says:

    Did you steal that base from another lamp or did you find where to buy them? I need some of those for a project I am working on. I found some that have a plastic piece and pigtails that are meant to use to change can lights to leds, but they are a bit expensive and overkill for something that will get epoxied to a 3d printed enclosure like yours.

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Alvaro S. says:

    It did emit light, but it was flickery. Obviously because you didn't include a smoothing capacitor in the circuit .

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars I Don't Read Replies says:

    Clive, you clearly should be using Babybel Light…

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars GetCarterCarPark says:

    Hello Clive, I think you make have made an ever so slight mistake; "Edison", surely as a UK citizen you mean Joseph Swan?

    As a kid, I remember walking past the Joseph Swan display of the first incandescent light bulb, this was back in the 1960's/early 70s, it was actually outside on a wall of Swan House in Newcastle upon Tyne. In the mid 70's some idiot stole the lamp, but it was retrieved intact, and I believe it is now in the Newcastle upon Tyne Discovery Museum.
    Some more useless and unrelated info; The first street to be lit by incandescent lightbulbs was Mosley Street, in Newcastle upon Tyne.

    Fantastic educational video on lighting through…. 😎

    K.

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars don owens says:

    Good hotdog roaster hmmm.

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars don owens says:

    Does not smell good

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars Paul Cocking says:

    Maybe a revisit experiment using Babybel light ? As per inverse of 240 v vs experiment

  14. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars All Dave says:

    you need unprocessed organic cheese

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