Octopus lamp
$12.00 Octopus lamp
Published 2020-01-09T17:20:13+00:00
Octopus lamp - ready for 3D printing !!!
The model is designed specifically for FDM 3D printing, you should have no problems
Perfect for wall decoration.
Attention to print the whole model will need a printer with a large print field:
porthole dimensions XYZ 210 x 210 x 54 mm
tentacle (octopus) sizes XYZ 292 x 327 x 222 mm
can be cut into pieces if dimensions do not allow
I used the bulb holder E27 socket:
Here are links to similar socket , I hope there are shops in your city where similar cartridges are socket
At the socket, it is necessary to cut off the back of the wire retainer - so that it does not rest against the model wall. I made a special test piece which I posted in my profile for free.
I recommend printing it first to check the socket (maybe you can take it with you and check in the store if the socket is suitable)
The part is called: Octopus lamp - socket test
I used a decorative spiral lamp, you can use a diode lamp - in my opinion, not bright lamps are better suited (to achieve a steampunk effect)
Do not use very bright lamps, they become very hot and can damage the plastic socket! lamp base heating.
In the socket that I bought, the wire is clamped mechanically without soldering.
You need:
- Cut the wire from the socket next to the lamp
- Cut off the plastic part of the wire holder from the holder so that it becomes more compact
- Insert the nest into the tentacles
- Mark the hole for the wire
- remove the nest from the tentacles
- Drill a hole in the socket with a dril
- Paint the tentacles
- Pass the wire through the tentacles and insert into the socket (the wire is inserted into the clamps - depends on the socket)
- Check lamp
The scale of the model cannot be changed, otherwise the parts will not fit!
The size of the tentacle and porthole is shown in the photographs.
Parts List:
The main model - Octopus and illuminator
Decorative parts - rivet x3 (Need to print 3 times)
Test Details:
- E27 test (Lamp Socket Model - Basic Dimensions)
- Octopus lamp - socket test (Model for checking / selecting a suitable socket for a lamp) --- free, is here and posted separately in the profile.
Details in DXF format for laser cutting from 3mm plexiglass - plexiglass - laser cutting
If you do not have the opportunity to cut from plexiglass, I attached files for printing on a 3D printer (it is better to print from transparent plastic or paint under old glass) - glass for 3d print (5 part separately) and glass 3d print (1 part)
the insertion sequence is in the photo, in the file and the DXF is laid out in the correct sequence (you can stick it in another sequence)
Print Settings:
used PLA plastic
3D printer with a print field 350x350x350
all printing with application support, but they separate well and do not require grinding
Octopus settings:
- Nozzle 0.6 mm
- Layer height 0.3 mm
- 3 perimeter shells
- 6 top and bottom solid layers
- Infill - 20%
- Use skirt 15 outlines (since the print is long and additional fixing will not hurt)
- Support infill 30% / 2 dense layers / 40% dense infill / angle 50 deg
Time 3d print - 79 hours / Plastic weight - 1890g
I recommend increasing the temperature of the extruder and lowering the printing speed.
My settings are 240 degrees extruder, 60 bed, and speed is 40 mm / s
Maybe this only applies to my printer and it will be different on yours.
Just check at what speed and temperature your printer prints well with a 0.6 nozzle before printing
Settings for porthole printing are standard. I used a 0.4 mm nozzle and a layer of 0.2 mm
Support use
Time 3d print - 24 hours / Plastic weight - 308g
| Date published | 09/01/2020 |
| Price | $12.00 |
| Time to do | 6180 - minutes |
| Material Quantity | 2200g |
| Dimensions | 0mm x 0mm x 0mm |
