Christmas Vault (Dodecahedron Lampshade)

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<p>Inside is the holiday spirit, and fills the room with a myriad dazzling stars!</p> <p>Stars of various sizes and orientations are randomly scattered on a pentagon, making countless combinations. Create a unique pattern each time you put together this lampshade - everything needed can be printed: no glue, no emptying out the screw drawer.</p> <p>There are two versions of the dodecahedron side: one with star-shaped holes all the way through the pentagon, and another where the holes stop halfway through.</p> <p>Use a LED tealight or another small LED light like an IKEA Ledberg.</p> <h3>Print instructions</h3><p>You will need the following:</p> <ul> <li><code>side_v1.stl</code> or <code>side_v2.stl</code>: 11x</li> <li><code>base.stl</code>: 1x</li> <li><code>connector.stl</code>: 20x</li> <li><code>screw.stl</code>: 60x</li> <li><code>light_holder.stl</code>: 1x</li> </ul> <p>The star pattern of <code>side_v2.stl</code> starts at 1 mm; it should be printed in a white or translucent material up to that height. Use your favourite festive filament for the rest.</p> <p>The connectors and screws print at 0.15 mm layer height, the rest at 0.2 mm. If you have trouble getting the small perimeters of <code>side_v1.stl</code> to stick to the print bed, try lowering print speed and acceleration for the first layer.</p> <p>To assemble the lampshade, line up a pentagon with a connector and secure it with a screw. Each connector connects three pentagons. The smaller pentagon side must be facing towards the connector.</p>