Christmas Tree Light - IKEA SARDAL Hack

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Hello, I needed a fresh concept for placeholders on Christmas Day lunch. I discovered the 193814 thing could work but didn't want to deal with LEDs, wires, soldering and everything else. At IKEA Shop, I saw the SARDAL LED Lighting chain with 12 lights and got an idea. I decided to remix the 193814 thing designing a new TREE STAND to accommodate the IKEA SARDAL light. There's also an END ELEMENT for the Stand, which has only one connection path. I also needed to modify the tree in order to have a 12mm hole on the bottom side. Trees were printed with Translucent PLA from FormFutura (EasyFIL PLA and Premium PLA) in VASE mode. Translucent PLA is not required: using 1 outline/perimeter shell will do it also with standard PLA. The 12mm hole gets covered by a single layer which must be removed using a cutter (see photo for detail). I printed the stands using FormFutura EasyWood - Pine wood-filled PLA-based filament. Both tree and stand look amazing. **Printer Settings:** **STAND** Rafts, No Support, Yes Resolution, 0.20mm Infill, 15% **TREE** Rafts, No Support, No Resolution, 0.20mm Infill, 0% - VASE Mode