Art Deco Hanging Shade

prusaprinters

Bare bulbs are annoying, and I wanted to experiment with translucent filaments, so I designed these lightweight lampshades for the hanging bulbs in my apartment. They are attached by a mounting plate that slides over the fixture's threads and is clamped in place by the fixture's threaded sleeve (see last picture). The threaded portion of the fixture has a Ø28 mm, with a 26 mm flat cut into it, but I've included the .stl for editing to fit your own fixture.These were printed at 0.35 mm layers to save time during tests, but I would reprint the Lampshade at 0.20 mm to reduce the amount of drooping I had on a few of the extreme overhangs. Otherwise, I was very happy with the results!Printer:Prusa MK2.5S with MMU2STextured bed0.4 mm E3D Nozzle X V6Components:Lampshade (DecoV1)PETG (rPETG from Filamentive)Ensure vertical shell thickness is turned on!Printed at 0.35 mm layersModified speeds for printing with Filamentive rPETGUsed textured build plateFixture Mount (MountInterfaceV2)PETG (rPETG from Filamentive)Printed at 0.35 mm layersModified speeds for printing with Filamentive rPETGUsed textured build plateLid (DecoShadeLidV1)PETG (rPETG from Filamentive)Printed at 0.35 mm layersModified speeds for printing with Filamentive rPETGUsed textured build plateAssembly:Clean any stringing on the internal threads of the Lampshade, and the external threads of the Fixture Mount.Remove brims.Unscrew bulb fixture threaded sleeve.Slide Fixture Mount over the flats of the threaded fixture.Screw bulb fixture threaded sleeve back on to clamp the Fixture Mount.Install lightbulb.Thread Lampshade onto the Fixture Mount.Bend the Lid so the four tabs fit into the bottom of the Lampshade.Marvel at its beauty.