3D printed LED icicle Christmas decoration

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<p>3D printed icicles with LEDs inside can make a beautiful DIY Christmas decoration. It's cheap and easy to do.</p> <p>I've bought the cheapest LED strip online and used individual icicles. I've modeled a special channel inside the nut that prevents water from coming in. Then you simply screw in the bottom part and hang them outside, but they work great indoors as well.</p> <p>For easier printing, the screw comes with a smaller hook or ring that you print separately. This was done so that you need almost zero supports. If it was combined, you'd need to use a lot of supports.</p> <p>I've made a video about the design process and how everything was put together. Check it out here (7min):</p> <p> <figure class="media"> <oembed url="https://youtu.be/DslXS3AoxHQ"></oembed> </figure> </p> <p><strong>Attributions (parts remixed from these sources):</strong><br/> Screw and Nut by YSoft_be3D, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">CC BY-SA 3.0</a><br/> Classic Icicle by faberdasher, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/">CC BY-NC-SA 3.0</a><br/> Ceiling Hook by renobot, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">CC BY-NC 3.0</a></p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p><strong>Filament:</strong> Fillamentum PLA Crystal clear<br/> <strong>Notes:</strong></p> <p>I've printed the bottom (nut) part of the icicle normally and the rest was done in vase mode. You'll have to set up two different processes that change at that height.</p>