3D Printed Modern Lamp | How to Make

Hello Guys in this Instructables i will show you how to make 3D printed modern lamp at home using 3d printed parts and other simple materials available at home.

To begin with let me tell you the reason that drove me to come up with this project, I have seen lots of modern desk lamps online and out of which few designs that were geometrically designed caught my eyes.

I thought of getting one but most of them that i liked seemed to be very expensive or i would like to say was out of my budget.

So being a creator the best thing i did was to build this all by myself.

I had knowledge of 3D designing and with the help of tinkercad application i was able to make this design.

Don't scratch you head when i say the word design! I have given links to the STL files that i have used to make this lamp in the below steps and you can simply use those files.

Now i will tell you few amazing things about this lamp.

Like you know this lamp is made with 3d printed parts and all the designs will not take more than 4 hours of total print time.

The design looks out of the world and will fit almost any ambience, If you want even more colors you can use RGB LED but I recommend to use white LED since it will fit all the ambience.

Since the LED is powered by USB you can use any USB power source to power up this project, The last factor that separates this lamp from others is the weight.

The geometric shapes carefully chosen in the frame and the pillars will not only make this lamp appealing but also helps the lamp look beautiful and modern.

With these things being said let us now directly head over to the building part of this lamp, Thanks and all the best

3D Printer

PLA filament of your choice of color

5W SMD LED panel or any other LED

USB Cable

Power bank or 6v Power Adapter

Sealant(i used Mseal)

Super Glue

Xacto cutter

Tinkercad Application if you want to edit the model(optional)

Ultimaker Cura

Wire Stripper Plier

Time to Build!

I have made lots of trial and errors and finally came up with this design, The design was made with tinkercad application and sliced using cura slicer.

You can simply check the settings that i used to slice the model, There is no need of any rafts or supports to print the model.

There is a need of post processing after the model is printed, Let me know if you have any way to get rid of this part.

After the model is sliced you can export the model to 3d printer and print the model, The choice of PLA filament color is left to your choice.

I will use bright yellow and black filament to print the model, well this is left to your taste of color.

The most time consuming part is the base and top frame of the lamp, the other parts wont take away much of your time.

The number of parts that is involved to make this lamp is 6

The base and top supporting frame and the side support frames makes it to the count 4 whereas the bulb holder and the plus shaped bulb supports make it to total 6.

Use the files given below to print the model, Just import to any slicer and print the model as per the settings given above.

The top and bottom frames that is used in this lamp that i printed had so many overhangs that i had to take some of my time to clean all those.

Only this part that was printed needed such post processing work, if you want to make this part look shine like a glass you can rub this part with emery paper of tiny grains.

After this is done, take the bulb holder part and to the corner mark with black marker, This will make the holder standout.

After all these works are done on the model we are finally ready to assemble the model part by part and we will see that how in the next step

The choice of LED that i made had very bright light output, This has a separate place to dissipate the heat and by using that there was lot of chance to damage the bulb holder part.

I will use a sealant that uses 2 types of resin that needs to be mixed and when it is left for some time it becomes hard and it is a perfect insulator.

I have mixed the 2 types of resin and later it was pasted under the LED and allowed to dry completely(around 1 hour)

You can also remove excess paste from the sides using a plier or any other tool.

Instead of usb you can use rechargeable type of lamps too that will have you more flexibility to color options but that will make the bulb weight distribution uneven causing instability issues.

The main benefit of using USB powered light is that there is no need of any additional circuit for the power supply control.

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This is my most favorite part, I will also tell you why I'm saying so.

Because I get a chance to see the project coming to life from something virtual that i designed to something realistic and useful!

Start by sanding the base of the side supports and the base support top surface, Use drop of superglue and join the two surfaces of the parts, Hold it firm for few seconds and the parts are now glued well and the strength is sufficient enough to hold the other parts.

The top frame will hold the bulb and I have added this part to the top frame using super glue.

After this is done the bulb holder can be added to the top frame along with wire, Here make a note that the weight of the sealant or you can call it as the insulator that absorbs heat from the bulb will stabilize the entire lamp to stay still in almost all the surfaces.

If your size of bulb is different than mine i would suggest to slightly expand the size of bulb holder, well that is an optional part and i will not recommend to do that.

Using this is not a big deal, Just connect the LED cable to any USB power source and the lamp is ready for using.

The place that you choose to keep this lamp will be the most head scratching part, i have kept this on the living area and in the night this also can be considered as the mood lamp.

I have tested this light on multiple ambience and it almost suited every single one of them.

If you still want to make this lamp more attractive(that i don't recommend) use RGB Led that is controlled with the help of remote or a mobile phone.

This is all about this project, If you still have any concerns on this project ask it in the comments and i will answer all of them shortly.

If you are the person who loves to keep their house organized with such unique stuffs then this project is a must try for you.

Thanks for your time to read this project and hoping to see your build on the "i made it" section of this instructable.

Here is the full video of this project that not only shows the working of this lamp but also all the building phases of the lamp.

I strongly recommend you guys to give a try to build this project, If you have a 3d printer building this project should be like eating a piece of cake.

That is all about this lamp, If you still have any questions ask me in the comments and i will be awaiting to support your build.

Thank you and happy building.