Old fashioned Oillamp, holds flame bulb - Steampunk

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A 3D printable old-school style oil lamp, designed to hold a "Flame Bulb." Inspired by Adam Savage's video on Tested.com but unable to secure a similar lamp at the right price in a reasonable time frame, I decided to design my own. The lamp was created in Openscad so it can be modified. However, I apologize for not commenting and structuring the code well, as it is simple enough. With only a weekend to design, print, assemble, and paint, I found myself printing parts before finishing the design, making things quite interesting. I aimed to make these parts resemble cast pieces rather than sheet-formed ones given the required thickness of 3D prints. The lamp was designed to be easy to print but is divided into many parts. Most can be printed without supports and require cleanup, but you can choose the settings that work best for your printer. I have designed the lamp to fit a 20x20 printer to make it suitable for most printers. The largest part to print is the tube itself. Care should be taken with the lamp tube once printed as it isn't particularly strong until the back is glued on. Also, care should be taken when sanding and painting to avoid cracking it along the layers. The lamp was designed to hold 2mm plastic sheets for the windows. The front could work with 3/4mm without modifications, but you would need to make the gap slightly bigger for the sides if you used a different thickness. If you need a version for different plastic thickness and don't know how, let me know and I can create a part for you. You could also use something like acetate sheets if you wanted a lower-cost window option. The lamp has a "mirror" at the back to reflect the light, made from a piece of mirror card that I cut out. This was held in place by printing a second of the lamp_glass_holder parts used for holding the glass at the front. If you don't need or want a mirror, then you don't need this part. The lamp has hooks for a hanging handle, using some 2mm(ish) steel wire from a coat hanger. One caveat with the print is that I have minor issues with tolerances. However, I have modified the parts where the prints were too tight but haven't reprinted everything yet. The parts still worked, but I had to sand off bits of the initial prints to get everything to fit. You should have a much easier time now. If you want close-ups of a part or have questions, let me know. Additional parts and mods: A hook for hanging the lamp: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4126737 A bat signal mod: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4128518 A green lantern mod: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4198870