lamp - swirLith

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Here's a unique design I came up with for a custom lamp shade made using Tinkercad. This is my first attempt at designing and sharing a 3D printable project online! Feel free to adapt or modify this file if you see potential improvements, and don't forget to link back to your new version here. Creating this design took an astonishing amount of time for me - I'd rather not admit just how long it was, but I did gain invaluable knowledge from the process. I made use of a reworked spiral element originally shared by Terry Weymouth through Tinkercad's community, which you can see has been slightly edited. Thank you very much to Terry for this incredible contribution! Now, let me provide some necessary details on how to assemble your 3D printed lamp shade effectively: * The primary shade part should be printed in a flat orientation, with the circular attachment ring situated at the center. * Given that the design is rather thin and fragile, great care needs to be taken when removing it from the build plate - pull slowly, and don't risk straining the material. I employed 100% infill for this part, using a layer height of 0.15mm. It's also important to print the clasp and matching attachment ring together on a separate run with 100% infill and 0.2 mm layer thickness. In theory, if someone has an identical type of lamp in their possession, this precise setup will result in an almost perfect connection. To my pleasant surprise, after combining all these pieces, I discovered that the fit between the clasp and shade panel was rather tight - even more snug than anticipated. On the other hand, I noticed that the circular attachment part turned out thinner than initially expected. This discrepancy is quite possibly a result of the excellent zoom functionality provided by Tinkercad. In hindsight, it seems like this wasn't my finest design moment. Nonetheless, there's certainly room for future refinements!