Moon Lamp Base

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I needed a base for the Moon Lamp by moononournation. This base fits a five-inch lamp set into the bed approximately fifteen millimeters, creating a thirty-millimeter hole on the bottom of the moon. The stand included with the base allows a string of LEDs to be wrapped around it and balled at the top, placing the LEDs approximately in the center of the moon. Good consistent illumination is provided by the lighting used. The Meil Micro String Light ($5 at Walmart) was utilized for this purpose. In a future update, I will be adding a switch extension rod that goes into the base and attaches to the switch on the LED control box, as well as a support for the control box. UPDATE: v2 of the base uploaded. For some reason, I had the dimensions wrong on the hole where the insert is supposed to go. I also found that recessing the top did not make sense. The top is now flat, and I changed the hole size. I also changed the diameter for the protrusion at the top of the base to better fit the hole in the moon I printed (~30mm hole). This should add stability in holding the moon in place. Photos have been added to show how it looks when lit up, and how the wrapping of the LED string worked for me. The next update will be a cover for the bottom on the base for the LED control box to sit on, and a switch extension (the reason for the other hole on the top of the base), once I verify everything lines up like it should. UPDATE: I finally made a cover plate for the underside of the base, and an extension rod for the switch (if using the same lighting kit I did) that reaches through the small hole near the center of the top of the base. I haven't printed these two parts out yet to verify fit and function, but they should work. I will be printing soon to verify. The next version will include a version with moon rocks on top of the base to give it a neat scenic feature, and the extension rod will be topped with a rock to hide the switch and make it part of the background.