Lithophane Lamp Holder
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Last October I saw a series of posts on Reddit featuring lithophanes and decided I wanted to make a few for Christmas gifts for my family. I went through the existing designs for lithophane lamps but couldn't quite find one that fitted what I wanted to do. I decided to take on my first big design project and design one myself. The project took far more time than I anticipated (both to design and to print), but I managed to finish two lamps in time for Christmas. Each lamp took approximately 94 hours total to print. The holder was printed with a 0.4mm nozzle at 0.2mm layer height in Hatchbox Black PLA, the lithophanes were all printed in Overture White PLA with a 0.4mm nozzle at 0.12mm layer height. The entire thing was done on my Ender 3. This lamp is version 2, my original lid and base are included in the Fusion 360 file as well. The base had all four posts attached and took FAR longer to print (also I had a lot of wobbling towards the top, so the final result was not quite where I wanted it). Version 2 is easier to print, the posts print sideways for strength and accuracy (and you could easily print them in another color if you so chose), and it's still almost supportless. The largest pieces are the posts at ~175mm. The base and lid are both ~135x135mm. I made each photo's aspect ratio 9x16, then loaded it into the <A HREF="https://lithophanemaker.com/">lithophane maker site's</A> <A HREF="https://lithophanemaker.com/Framed%20Lithophane.html">flat lithophane maker</A> and turned cropping off. This produced lithophanes that were 100mm x 164.09mm x 7.5mm. Whatever settings you use for the lithophane you generate, those dimensions are what this lamp is designed for. You could also enable cropping and just set the height to 164.09. Print one base, one lid and four posts. Slide the posts through the base so that the "feet" are sticking out the bottom. I added some glue on the top of each "foot" so it adhered to the underside of the base. After that, install your lamp mount, slide the lithophanes in and pop the lid on the top. The only supports that should be needed are for the screwholes on the underside of the base. I used M3x14mm screws, held in place with a nut on the other side (you may need longer screws if your lamp mount is thicker). <A HREF="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BJ668MD">These are the magnets I used</A>, they are 6x2mm. I've included my Fusion 360 file if anyone needs to make the magnet bays larger or smaller (or get rid of them entirely). The lamp worked fine without them, but the magnets help make it a little more solid. I've included my remix of the <A HREF="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3444053">TVÄRS socket mount by leonardlee</A>. All I've done is add a notch so I don't have to take the lamp socket itself apart. I'm no electrician and I didn't want to mess with it at all. I designed this lamp with a 0.1mm tolerance in mind. I don't quite have the Fusion 360 know-how to go back and remake it with a 0.2mm tolerance without starting over, so hopefully this works for most of you. Please let me know if I can help you with this project in any way, I had a lot of fun designing and printing it. Please post any makes or remixes, I'd love to see what everyone comes up with.
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