The "open" log uses a glow-in-the-dark blue PETG shade and amolen rosewood for the log; the "closed" one uses transparent PETG, and amolen tigerwood for the log. Love how the tigerwood came out. Pieces fit great - time/filament intensive piece, but not difficult.
Great design. Wasn't expecting it to be so large but I like it. A few suggestions. The little tabs that pinch the socket are very thin and snap off with the slightest force. The base that holds the socket need some finger holes to make it easier to unscrew to replace the bulb. Might not be an issue if I had the longer bulbs you suggested but my fat fingers won't allow for a bulb change from the top.
Yes, I had the same reaction to the size. I had the size in my head, but as the base was printing, I remember thinking "oh my, that's much larger than I was thinking". But I think my wife is going to like it nevertheless.
Looks like the bottom of Fin #6 might be what's causing the slicing warning. Took a screenshot in Bambu studio, but can't attach it here. I noticed it because I checked on the progress after I started the print and the bottom corner of that fin was printed without support and looked almost like it had lifted from the print bed.
Hi, i am from belgium and can't order the filament you recommend for the wood.
Do you have any other recommendation on what would be a good alternative to the wood filament?
And here I thought Amazon was everywhere, even on some distant planets, or so they would like you to think. Could someone purchase if for you and ship it to you. Cost might not be as favorable. I just started printing this model and I can see why ForgeCore selected this filament. Looks awesome...
Any tips on making it not so... snappy? The video shows very smooth shutter action and you can use one hand. You need a little elbow grease when using mine, I imagine someone would most likely need two hands for it, one to hold it and one to crank the fins open.
If your printer tolerances are slightly off and it makes parts fit tighter, you can always apply some lubricant (even vaseline works) to the moving parts. Will make it super smooth
Also, I found that if I take one of the pins and spin it a few times in each hole of the retaining rings, it helps with reducing friction after completed assembly.
When you are in your slicer, click on the model and navigate to "mesh tools" (right-click for me). Then, there should be an option that says "split model into parts." After it does, you can select and delete specific logs you do not need. The numbers are on the bottom.
No trouble printing all fins at one time. Had lots of trouble printing the pins. Per Jacob.romney16 instructions I successfully printed 4 pins at a time. Now to put it together
Cleaning the build plate can also help. Just use a bit of dish soap and water to clean your build plate and itll really help the fins stick in place. Never underestimate the power of a freshly cleaned build plate
Absolutely agree 1000% with the dish soap and warm water. I now also swear by leaving the enclosure door open and shutting down the fans for PLA. And never underestimate some nice fat BRIMS.
Discussions — Lantern log - Mechanically Dimming Lamp with Real Log Texture
Great design. Wasn't expecting it to be so large but I like it. A few suggestions. The little tabs that pinch the socket are very thin and snap off with the slightest force. The base that holds the socket need some finger holes to make it easier to unscrew to replace the bulb. Might not be an issue if I had the longer bulbs you suggested but my fat fingers won't allow for a bulb change from the top.
Also, if you could add a diffuser that can be screwed into the top so when looking down into the lamp you won't see the bulb would be awesome.
Yes, I had the same reaction to the size. I had the size in my head, but as the base was printing, I remember thinking "oh my, that's much larger than I was thinking". But I think my wife is going to like it nevertheless.
Would you consider adding a mini verson of this lamp?
We don’t have a plan to as of right now.
Does this need supports? after slicing it's stating it does however, I see others say no supports. I have a X1 and A1
You shouldn't need supports but you may need Brims on some parts depending on how good your bed adhesion is.
Looks like the bottom of Fin #6 might be what's causing the slicing warning. Took a screenshot in Bambu studio, but can't attach it here. I noticed it because I checked on the progress after I started the print and the bottom corner of that fin was printed without support and looked almost like it had lifted from the print bed.
does anyone have a link to where to get the lights from for the light log? Much appreciated
Its linked in the description and in the Instructions (:
Hi, i am from belgium and can't order the filament you recommend for the wood. Do you have any other recommendation on what would be a good alternative to the wood filament?
Thanks, love your models btw :)
And here I thought Amazon was everywhere, even on some distant planets, or so they would like you to think. Could someone purchase if for you and ship it to you. Cost might not be as favorable. I just started printing this model and I can see why ForgeCore selected this filament. Looks awesome...
Any tips on making it not so... snappy? The video shows very smooth shutter action and you can use one hand. You need a little elbow grease when using mine, I imagine someone would most likely need two hands for it, one to hold it and one to crank the fins open.
If your printer tolerances are slightly off and it makes parts fit tighter, you can always apply some lubricant (even vaseline works) to the moving parts. Will make it super smooth
I used just a drop of lube on each part and it's working smooth as butter. Thanks for the tip!
Also, I found that if I take one of the pins and spin it a few times in each hole of the retaining rings, it helps with reducing friction after completed assembly.
Darn, the print for the fins failed with 10 minutes left. I am going to try and manually slice and maybe print 3 at a time
I'm very new to 3D printing. How do you print 3 at a time? I haven't figured out how to separate them.
Jean
When you are in your slicer, click on the model and navigate to "mesh tools" (right-click for me). Then, there should be an option that says "split model into parts." After it does, you can select and delete specific logs you do not need. The numbers are on the bottom.
No trouble printing all fins at one time. Had lots of trouble printing the pins. Per Jacob.romney16 instructions I successfully printed 4 pins at a time. Now to put it together
Thank you
Cleaning the build plate can also help. Just use a bit of dish soap and water to clean your build plate and itll really help the fins stick in place. Never underestimate the power of a freshly cleaned build plate
Absolutely agree 1000% with the dish soap and warm water. I now also swear by leaving the enclosure door open and shutting down the fans for PLA. And never underestimate some nice fat BRIMS.
No issues with melting because it's LED?
Correct! LED doesn't get hot enough! No melting issues even after days of keeping the light on