Lampshade printed out of clear PLA in vase mode, to replace the glass shade I stole from a cheap Aliexpress lamp to use as a cover for my 360° camera. The lamp was super-cheap but I didn’t want to throw it away. With the 3D-printed shade, it found a new life as a small table lamp in my office at work.
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There is not enough wires in this photo.
(Nice lamp shade!)
Hehe yes, my office is a little overrun with cables of all kinds - mostly USB cables. That’s only a small part of the mess.
The lamp was powered by 3 AAA batteries. So the other thing I did to it was solder banana plugs to connect it to the lab power supply on my desk. That’s why it’s there.
My Christmas gift to family members last year were 3D printed lamps. I got a super cheap paper lantern style lamp from Ikea and removed the socket and cord, then printed a new base (filled with sand for weight), and printed a shade using a lithopane generator to have photos shine through. I was quite happy with the results.
This is such a neat idea! Did you have to use IPA or do any processing after it printed?
Nope. This is straight out of the printer.
I have another one that’s printing now, that’s like twisted volutes. It should be done in 3 hours. I’ll post a photo if you want.
Here’s the new one. I reckon it looks better:
Again, no post-processing: this is straight out of the printer.
Nice!
