Golden Wave Lamp

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This is a unique LED Lamp based on an upside-down Vase design. The lamp consists of two distinct parts. Depending on the chosen light source, the base was printed in ABS because my LEDs and resistors can get extremely hot. However, if you use a non-heating light source, you may opt for a different material than ABS. In the pictures, you'll see my solution for a light source: a piece of aluminum I milled to accommodate thermo-glued LEDs. For the RED and GREEN LEDs, 47-Ohm resistors were used to dim them slightly, making the BLUE LED appear brighter in comparison. The power source is a USB charger. The lamp's shade was printed using the "Spiral Outer Contour Mode" in Cura with one bottom layer and a 0.4mm nozzle. The shade was printed upside-down; ensure the model orientation is correct when loading it into the slicer program. Gold PLA was used for the material, but if I were to remake this shade, I would opt for Translucent PET-G again due to its better light transmission properties. Settings used in Cura for printing the base in ABS include: * 0% infill * No top layers * Z Seam Alignment set to "Shortest" * Three bottom layers * Wall thickness: 1.6mm Note that these settings are tailored for a 0.4mm nozzle size. Printing time is indeed longer due to the ABS material used. The original lamp shade dimensions are 271.1mm, and I tested its fit with the base in this dimension. Scaling down the model too much may result in fitting issues; however, I haven't tested it yet. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to ask!