Mushroom Lamp
this is a very fun lamp, and it shines bright!
Supplies
3D printer
red PLA filament
white PLA filament
balsa wood
mini light bulb with socket-if you don’t have what you need you should be able to order it here, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086WCVB12/ref=sspa_dk_detail_9?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B086WCVB12&pd_rd_w=LUYVd&pf_rd_p=54ed5474-54a8-4c7f-a88a-45f748d18166&pd_rd_wg=ngrGd&pf_rd_r=9MH5PGX326W2Z7DZFGTT&pd_rd_r=d197ebc6-6faf-453f-b1a5-f742eafacc2b&s=toys-and-games&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEyRUlJOVlSU1pSM1g3JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNjE2NTI5RERITDI4U1QxWkw5JmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyOTA0MjIyWUpDOVVHRkYzSE0yJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfZGV0YWlsX3RoZW1hdGljJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
2x1.5V battery holder (AA)
switch
wire
super glue
The Light Bulb
- Print the files below.
- Screw the wires into the light bulb socket. (make sure they are at least long enough to fit all the way through the stem).
- Put the red wire through one of the holes and into the base of the mushroom.
- Glue the top of the mushroom onto the stem.
- Push the black wire through the other hole and into the base of the mushroom.
- Glue down the light socket onto the the mushroom stem.
- Using balsa/bass wood, make a 4x4” square 1/8th or 1/16th inch thick.
- Cut a 1 square inch hole in the middle of it. (Doesn’t have to be exact)
- Make 4 edges 1 inch by 4 inches.
- in one of the edges make a hole for the switch, (you have to measure the size of the switch you’re using).
- Glue the sides onto the main base.
Attaching the Wires
- Connect the red wire from the light bulb to the switch.
- Connect the black wire from the light bulb to the batterie pack.
- Connect the red wire from the batterie pack to the switch.