LED Christmas Tree w/Color

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This is a variation of the original LED Christmas Tree from Thingiverse (http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1406). I added a photo showing an opaque green tree with clear filament lights lit up - it looks pretty cool! To add color to my tree, I drilled holes and inserted various colored filament. The hole was made smaller than the diameter of the filament so that it wouldn't fall out. My filament measures 0.068 inches, but I used a #51 drill bit (0.067 inches) for drilling. Next, I cut one end of the filament at an angle, then flattened the other end and melted the exposed tip with a heat gun to give it a shiny appearance. Then, I pulled the angled end through the hole and trimmed it flush. To complete my project, I used a LED Tea Light from Dior (2 packs). Feel free to use one of the following objects or come up with your own remix - have fun! You can also use the following Thingiverse designs: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:34851, http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1406, http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:193814, http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1188083. Print Settings: * Printer: Folger-Tech Prusa i3 Variant * Rafts: No * Supports: No * Resolution: 0.2mm * Infill: 0% * Notes: I use Simplify3D for slicing, allowing me to print multiple processes for one part. Process-1 runs from 0.0 to 3.0mm, including 3 perimeter and 3 bottom layers but no top layers.