Colorful light from IKEA Pyssla beads

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My daughter is absolutely fascinated by the Pyssla beads from IKEA - you can shape them into colorful designs using a household iron. So we decided to create a unique LED lamp using these beads:\nDesign and print the base on a 3D printer.\nCreate five vibrant squares (10x10) from the Pyssla beads, then flatten them with a hot iron.\nUse hot glue to assemble a cube shape from the squares.\nConnect wires to the top part of each LED leg, near the base. Solder one wire to the anode and another to the cathode of the other LED.\nBend the legs of two LEDs at a right angle and insert them into the base. Solder them parallel.\nCreate battery contacts from thin metal sheet. I used a nickel strip, but you can use metal from cans or other sources.\nSolder the wires to the metal contacts.\nPower the lamp with AAA batteries.\nThe light does not have an on/off switch, as I don't currently have a locking switch small enough. You can modify the base to fit a switch from below if you prefer. We simply remove the batteries to turn it off.\nPrint Settings\nPrinter Brand:\n Prusa\n \n Printer:\n Prusa Mk2\n \n Rafts:\n No\n \n Supports:\n No\n \n Resolution:\n 0.2 mm