LED Christmas Tree
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Published on December 8, 2009
This thing was Featured on December 8, 2009
Description
This is a model christmas tree printable on the makerbot with a slot to insert a coin battery and an LED to illuminate the piece from inside! Merry Christmas and Happy Printing!
Update: corrected a bug in the model that made it print without the base!
Also, this updated version is smaller then the previous one avoiding some problems while printing the top
Update: corrected a bug in the model that made it print without the base!
Also, this updated version is smaller then the previous one avoiding some problems while printing the top
Instructions
Just print the tree, insert the coin battery between the LED legs as in a throwie ( instructables.com/id/LED-Throwies/ ) and insert the group in the slot on the bottom of the Thing
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Whystler
on
August 24, 2010
said:
Sweet lil thing! I always knew it was exactly what I was going to print first when I got my printer. Oddly, I always thought it was totally hollow, illuminated simply by covering a light underneath. What a pleasant surprise when I printed it tonight and noticed that you actually built in space for a battery and led!! Our minds are somehow going in the same direction because I've been just recently making some little lights with led housings over at shapeways. It's really cool to see how yourhousing is different, more simple, and yet effective.
mattratto
on
December 28, 2009
said:
lovely - first thing printed on a new dimension 1200ES. Made a nectarine christmas forest!
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This is a really nice design and xmas trees need snow :-)
I saw your print with the snow.. it looks really cool :D well done