Fully Printable Modern Desk Lamp

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A simple and easy to print, yet modern and stylish desk or bedside table lamp. Strictly speaking it is of course not "fully" printable. Printing LED bulbs (for whatever reason) does not seem to provide adequate results, same with power cords and a few other parts, so you will still need a few things from your hardware store / Ali / Ebay / Amazon or your depot of salvaged hardware. You will need: A compact E14 socket (or similar, whatever is most common where you live) this is actually the (only) tricky part as it will have to fit (I had to cut off the rear part from mine to make it fit) Four M5*20 external hex screws + nuts I have included .stls for printable M5x25mm hex screws and nuts, but would definitely recommend using steel. An E14 (or similar) LED light bulb, preferably warm white. Make sure it is small enough to fit the shade and does not get too hot to melt your print. A power cord and plug (I got mine from an old electronic device I had to discard). An in-line cord light switch (nice to have but basically optional). The good news, this one is printable: In-line Cord Light Switch (https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4610930). For the arms you have two options. Either you print them (PartH). You will need 2 of the 180 mm strips and one of the 150 mm strips. Alternatively you can simply use a 20x3 mm wooden strip. Cut two pieces of 180 mm each and one of 150 mm and drill the holes at the ends (use PartH as template). You can print this in any color you like but PartE (the actual lamp shade) should be white or transparent. Filament. - I use this cheap, easy to print carbon fiber PLA filament, which looks great and adds that little extra strength for the main parts - Wood PLA filament, for the arms (Part H) and - Plain warm white PLA for the lamp shade. Printing. I print all parts in PLA with 0.2 mm layer height and 75% infill (except for the shade, which is 100% and the strips, which are 30%). Enjoy! And remember to be extra careful when handling electrical equipment / high voltage, make sure that you know what you are doing and of course no guarantee whatsoever.