Kwanzaa Tea Candle Holder (Kinara)

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I thought it might be fun to support Kwanzaa with a nice candle holder. A good reason to print with wood PLA!Heres some fun songs to check out:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzrYUhMJZY0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAOb8FGbPfA&https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCT8XZI57OEEdit (12/29/2023): I need to print the candle holders in PETG because the PLA cant handle the heat well. Also maybe make the walls around the candles lower to make them easier to remove and not trap heat in the plastic as much. It's a trade-off since you lose the uniform color that way and have some grey / silver lip poking out from the tea candle. Not a biggie.Theres a few parts to this, but I think it was worth it. You'll need:-Red PLA-Green PLA-Black PLA-Wood PLAor you could probably print it all in white or translucent and paint it :)-M3x10mm (x4)-and M3x6mm screw (x4)-hot glue gun + glue stick(the screws probably arent needed, hot glue will work fine.)If you want to stain the Wood PLA to make it look like more authentic wood:Minwax Rosewood MW1145 Wood Stain: https://www.minwax.com/en/wood-stain-color-guide/browse-color-stains/red/rosewood-mw1145-semi-transparentMinwax Satin Polyurethane: https://www.minwax.com/en/products/protective-finishes/fast-drying-polyurethaneany other brand should be decent enough, but I get good results with minwax.Brush, old news paper, and a popsickle stick or something to mix them with ^Note: the two wood pieces that makeup the main candle base are printed separate because of the size limitations of my Ender 3 S1 Pro. There is a small gap when connecting them together which Ill fix in the next revision. Also the holder for the black candle is very tight, although it does fit.I also need to optimize the screws a little better, but its not a biggie.Note2: The Models for Kwanzaa Day 1,2,3 are the same as Days 5,6,7. Just printed in different colors of course :)Candle holders can be printed with your favorite PLA settings.PLA settings used for my Ender 3 S1 Pro:Temp: 205mm/s / 65mm/sSpeed: 50mm/s (initial layer: 30mm/s)Retract: 0.8mm / 50mm/sInfill: 20%Supports: NoSkirtPolymaker Wood PLA setting for Ender 3 S1 Pro:(this stuff was much trickier to print, a little stringy):-Temp: 205mm/s / 65mm/s-Speed: 50mm/s (initial layer: 30mm/s) [slower will give you a little better results]-Retract: 3.2mm / 50mm/s-Infill: 20%-Supports: No-Skirt**Make sure your bed is really leveled perfect for the large wood prints. The wood PLA doesnt give much tolerance for z offset issues.The base prints in 4 parts, labelled A,B,C,D. I just found this was safer than combining them and having mistakes since I never used wood PLA before. You could combine some for a longer print if you to though, and use less glue / screws.Feel free to comment and let me know if you have any questions! Would love it if you would add a heart and lmk if you make one !:)also on Printables: https://www.printables.com/@Segasonicfan_573737/