Moon Stand (reinforced + E26 lamp socket fit)
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This is a re-remix of the "Alternative Lithophane Moon Stand" which is further modified with a reinforced attachment point and the addition of a lip on the bayonet connector that is an exact fit for a standard American E26 ceramic light socket (which can be liberated from most desktop light fixtures or bought as a "pendant/hanging light socket" for <$10). This avoids the need for special bulbs/sockets, since a CFL or corn-type LED will fit into the lamp while still using the regular connection type. Huge improvement in terms of light output over the tiny chandelier baby bulbs normally used for these, which helps the lithophane to really show through even in less translucent filament. This works with both the Designer Moon Lithophane Lamp here and the excellent Jupiter lithophane found on Printables (https://www.printables.com/model/440508-lithophane-jupiter-lamp). Not sure why the .STL is 100mb, maybe since this was thrown together hastily in Cura? The most important change if you do it yourself is adding a 41mm max 34mm inner 2mm high support tube flush with the base, then making it print as a normal mesh. The small bit of overlap with the threading creates linked adjacent walls, making it a pretty sturdy stand even in PLA. It'd be nice to make this bayonet connector a more standardized style for printable lamps, those LED strips are a hassle and corn LEDs have a perfect cylindrical form factor and are bright as AF, same price basically too (https://a.co/d/b3GCVQE). Can think of a few other planets that'd make good lamps...
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