This is BRILLIANT thanks !!

You could also print the springs!

Do you have a CAD or STL copy of this project where it is assembled?

Super easy print. Snapped together without any changes. I would recommend to those that have not assembled it yet to do the following:

Always put the pins into the parts that are in the innermost positions of the lamp first when possible. For instance, the u-shaped part that snaps into the base will have three other parts inside it: two small v-shaped parts and in between them, one end of a support rod that connects to the larger v-shaped parts. The u-shaped bracket uses a short pin to hold everything together. Put the short pin into the end of the support rod first, then add the small v-shaped parts (one on each side), leaving one side of the pin sticking out a little longer than the other. That length will enable you to get the assembly of the v-shaped parts and the support rod, with the pin, into the u-shaped bracket. Once the longer pin length has been inserted into one of the u-shaped uprights, you can push on it a little and it will snap into place on the other side of the u-shaped bracket.

This plan will work for most of the parts. There may be some parts that are a little tight (depends on how well tuned your HBP is) so be prepared. Warning - do not push a pin through a part by setting one end of the pin on a hard surface and pushing the part downward onto it - the ends of the pin will break! I know, because I stupidly did that.

GPWT! (Great Print, Wonderful Thing!)

Needed to trim some of the parts for a perfect fit otherwise what an excellent model... next step is to install a LED light to give it some function.

Printed easily on Makerbot Replicator with no scrubbing or other changes and snapped together without problems. Springs came from a $2 kit of misc springs. The kids love this. Thanks for posting it.

This just doesn't work...

Gone through 3 Lamp Snap Luxo prionts so far and every time at the thin light holes the print fails.

A closer look at the slice and it seems that there is a flaw about half way up this section.

I'm new to this, so any thoughts on why this may be happening would be most welcome.

I visited the magical Makerbot headquarters this summer and saw the first prints of Mike's snap together mod of this fabulous model. It really struck a chord with me since I have known Lohn Lassiter since the earliest days of Pixar where the goal was to have computers render 3D models into photorealistic images. Now we make the real thing. I've printed and built 5 already. My favorite is translucent PLA. Bravo!

I need some help guys. I printed a big "Lamp Snap Luxo" but it is coming out with layers that don't stick on each other. I had printed a smaller one that seems perfect. For the big one I set the infill in 100%.

Is that something related to "shells" config?

thanks

I tried to print this. Had to use netfab to repair each stl. Netbaf failed to repair the base so used one form one of the derivatives, http://www.thingiverse.com/thi...

Very cool model, but for me the front 3-tiered bar keeps snapping! I'm talking about the arm to which your springs connect to in the middle. The lamp still seems to work OK, but looks a little goofy with two broken bars flailing about :P It may benefit from a little bit of thinkening, as it undergoes some stress when you try to collapse the arm down a bit.

Scaled down to 65%

I did had to ream the holes for the pins with a 3mm drill bit and even like that I managed to break a couple of them :( next time I'll use the 3.2mm bit :-D

I love this thing, thanks!!

does anyone have a simple light insert solution for this fantastic item? something like a lightweight led array, battery powered with a push switch out the top... maybe even inside a bulb similar to this http://www.thingiverse.com/thi... (which would be perfect if made from glow-in-the-dark filiament)

peace!

I hot-glued in a paper cone to help reflect the light out, and four segments a 5050 LED strip (about 8 inches, or 20 cm) for a total of 12 LEDs around the inside. I ran a twisted pair from an old network cable out the top and through the lamp for power.

I'm curious to know what print settings replicator owners have been using on this print? I can't seem to get the holes at the top of the lamp to print correctly even after slowing the print speed down significantly.

Interesting.. the ToM sized plates print fine, but for some reason my base is much larger than everyone elses... or my lamp head is much smaller lol. Anyone else noticing that?

Likewise having some trouble slicing this and cloud netfabb is failing to repair. I'm using Slic3r 0.8.5-dev.

How rigid is the movement? How well does this move? How much does it hold? I'm wondering about using this sans the lamp as a replacement for my webcam armature.

MakerBot Rocks! I too used netfab cloud to fix the files... Fun to print. 8-)

Im having issues slicing this with slic3r im getting manifold isses or intersection errors. tried running it through netfab too. any ideas

This was fun! It was a tricky print/assembly, but the result is worth it!

My son, who's seven, saw this assembled and said "that' the thing that's before the movies!" and, given his movie selection, that's pretty much true. :-)

Thanks for posting this.

A real man would print the springs too. :)

Is that Makerbot's plain old white ABS? Looks really sharp!

I think you guys
&
amp; gals would sell more ABS if you posted pics of actual prints like this one along with photos of the filament spools in the Makerbot Store. Then again, you're sold out often enough ;).

Where did you get the springs from?

This is truly amazing....I honestly wish I had that version of the head when I made mine.

Any chance you could post a the individual parts? Or at least thing-o-matic sized plates?