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Thanks mate, your appreciation makes all the difference.

I was considering working more with off the shelf parts but it would've been restrictive since the joints only come in 45,90 & T:s Plus it would've gotten more expensive than printing the parts yourself (IF you've got a printer that is ;) )Christmas lights are a great idea. You could use ping pong balls as diffusers perhaps?Would love to see this come true! Good luck

Glad to hear !

Sweet, glad you got some inspiration. You're absolutely right about the PS rating on cheap chinese ones not always living up to the standard. It's worth taking into consideration. I should write something about it in the guide probably

Glad you like it, would you care to ask your friend about what her views on sharing her own designs this way would be? Of course it's hard to make a living if you give away your designs, but it could be sold as files and guides that could be manufactured anywhere and by anyone f.e. The de-centralizing of manufacturing thanks to the makersphere is part of what I'm after in my thesisI hope you get around to make one as well! :D

Glad you like it, the thesis isn't about the lamp in itself but rather the sharing of my designs. But thanks for your input.Regarding the branch arrangement, the haphazard look is exactly what I wanted :) Although a whole lot of thinking went in behind the placement of them to create a balance. But esthetics are subjective. Mine is pretty large, longest tip to tip is perhaps ~180cm. But it could absolutely be made smaller still. The base can't be much smaller though. But you could make a smaller one if you'd like. With some modifications you could even use 16mm pipes nstead This was a quick project as it's just a part of the process of my thesis.

Thank you! Didn't use the jig myself but I hope it works as intended:D

Alright!No stress, I know exactly how life works and other stuff may need to leave way. I hope you'll get the time and motivation some day.At the moment I'm working on a new project :) A similiar lamp as this one but for the ceiling and instead of making it rebuildable it will only be modular parts that can be assembled as wanted, So no DC connectors in between every part. Even though I personally love the concept of being able to re-design the lamp whenever. It get's more costly and time consuming. And I think I can get more ppl interested by going this route.But you'll see soon when I upload it :) Take care

HiJust wondering how the project goes for you :) Or if you have given up, and if so, maybe I can help you somehow?Cheers

Sweet, hope they work out,I'll love to see that progress when it's time :)Have funV

HiThat's strange. I just fit the pieces together in CAD and they seem to fit together good.Are your issue with the parts fitting together with the DC plug?I've uploaded both the Male and Female assemblies as separate STLs now. Let me know how / if it works out for you.Victor

Hey, looking good :)Regarding the tolerances It looks like I've used the same as for the printed version with 0.2mm spacing between the parts. This worked well for me but I lasered mine and that removes some material as well. When cutting like you are I guess you might want some more spacing. I can send you a new one unless you can manage to offset it yourself.Regarding the reinforcement rings you mention, if you decide you might need some, just consider making the hole large enough on the inside for you to be able to pass the wires through without too much hassle. It can be a bit tricky even as they are now. Do you suspect the 300gsm paper might be too flimsy if there are a lot of branches mounted after it ?Thanks for sharing the pics and process mate! I'll try to help as much as possibl…

Hey, looking good :)Regarding the tolerances It looks like I've used the same as for the printed version with 0.2mm spacing between the parts. This worked well for me but I lasered mine and that removes some material as well. When cutting like you are I guess you might want some more spacing. I can send you a new one unless you can manage to offset it yourself.Regarding the reinforcement rings you mention, if you decide you might need some, just consider making the hole large enough on the inside for you to be able to pass the wires through without too much hassle. It can be a bit tricky even as they are now. Do you suspect the 300gsm paper might be too flimsy if there are a lot of branches mounted after it ?Thanks for sharing the pics and process mate! I'll try to help as much as possible.Forgot to mention that rubber bands are wonderful in that situation but you figured it out by yourself I see :)

Sweet :) I considered svg but it seemed that it would mess with the dimensions. Glad it worked out for you anyway. Good luck :)

Whoa that was fast :D Looks great! Thanks for sharing those pics, it's worth a lot to me for my thesis project as well.Yeah as you've seen I haven't made a working solution for adding the plugs to the cardboard version yet as I did for the printed one. And the base too is not yet designed. But seeing this gives me some inspiration to continue with that.The other parts, the 2 and 3-way sections probably need a bit more love as well in order to make them prettier and tight where the parts glue together. If you design anything by yourself, please feel free to share it!And if you need any help or want to collaborate somehow that would be awesome too! :) I really want to have a fully working paper solution for this lamp. I find it a lot cooler than a 3d-printed version, both in esthetics and …

Whoa that was fast :D Looks great! Thanks for sharing those pics, it's worth a lot to me for my thesis project as well.Yeah as you've seen I haven't made a working solution for adding the plugs to the cardboard version yet as I did for the printed one. And the base too is not yet designed. But seeing this gives me some inspiration to continue with that.The other parts, the 2 and 3-way sections probably need a bit more love as well in order to make them prettier and tight where the parts glue together. If you design anything by yourself, please feel free to share it!And if you need any help or want to collaborate somehow that would be awesome too! :) I really want to have a fully working paper solution for this lamp. I find it a lot cooler than a 3d-printed version, both in esthetics and material wise.Keep it up !

That's strange, Inkscape should be able to handle dxf files without issues. But I've re-uploaded everything as illustrator files. Inkscape can handle those for sure (I hope) :P Let me know if it works

Thanks, sorry for late reply. I've uploaded the laser files now, though I haven't double checked them so they might not be super clear. But I've used 0.6mm and 1.7mm cardboard and the files are named accordingly. They are not perfect since I haven't finished them (yet) but they should work out for you. Let me know if I can help you with something. And please show me the results and process if you like :)

Of course, I printed my parts in PLA. If you choose another light source than LEDs that's hotter you might wanna print the globes in PETG or something else. All STLs should be oriented correctly already. I used support from build plate and printed everything with 4 walls at 0.2mm LH.

Thx mate :)

Sounds awesome, I would love to see it if you make one :)