February 22, 2024

Light Switch Block Cover

This was just a quick project to make a fun cover to block off a switch to keep from turning it off.  Plus… I haven’t used my Palette 2 in a long time so I needed something to print to remember how to use it.

I have these flat switches in my house and I recently just started using smart plugs to control the lights so I needed a block off plate to keep me from turning off the switch.

This is in my computer/game room so I wanted something fun so I designed this self destruct button cover in Fusion 360.

It’s basically just a hollow cover box with a couple of posts that were going to be for magnets to secure it to the original switch plate screws.

Being a multi color print I designed it in many separate pieces.  The multi four color print is the Main Cover, the Red, Green, and Yellow lettering. All of the other pieces were designed to be printed separate and glued on after. The Key Lock was painted chrome after printing.

I neglected to take any pictures of the separate parts but here is the completed cover. The print settings could have been better but I have not dialed in CURA yet and I am use to slicing with Simlify3D still.

It looks better on the wall than in the pictures.  The key actual turns but doesn’t really do anything. The LED’s, execute button, and screws are also only for looks.

Here it is on the wall covering the original switch and is easily removable if I need to turn the actual switch off. I wanted to add a flip up clear cover over the execute button but couldn’t find a cover so I might end up redoing this in the future.

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