Christmas Tree w/ lights

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The tree models will need support. To print this without lights, print tree-cutout.stl, and you don't need to print base.stl or tree-flat-bottom.stl. The star will need to be glued on top. To print with lights, print tree-flat-bottom.stl, and base.stl, tree-cutout.stl isn't needed. Print the tree with 0% infill. Cura needed to print the bottom layers or the upper tiers wouldn't attach. I had to take a razor blade and carefully cut off the bottom few layers to get access to the inside of the tree. The grey/blue blobs on the inside is JB plastic weld, I broke off a few tiers when removing support. For the lights, I used 2 LEDs and a 100 ohm resistor in series and put about 5 sets of those in parallel connected to a USB cable. It pulls around 30mA for me, so well below usb's power limits. To light up the star I heated up a 3/16" drill bit with a lighter and drilled in the very top to allow a led to poke and shine through to the star. The star will need to be glued on top.(Hot glue/welders/goop will allow the led to shine through still) Once the LEDs are in the tree and the top is lit, the tree just rests on the stand/base. I used a little more JB plastic weld to hold it together. Print Settings Printer: Rigidbot Rafts: Doesn't Matter Supports: Yes